In zoological terms, what is a progenesis?
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... progenesis 1. A form of paedomorphosis in which development is cut short by the early onset of maturity and the adult descendant exactly resembles a juvenile stage of its ancestor. 2. The early stages of ontogeny (less common usage).
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