pedomorphosis

pedomorphosis
ped·o·mor·pho·sis (pĕd'ə-môrʹfə-sĭs, pē'də-) n. pl. pae·do·mor·pho·ses (-sēz')
Phylogenetic change in which juvenile characteristics are retained in the adult form of an organism.

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