Paedomorphosis refers to the phenomenon where an adult organism retains traits that were juvenile in its evolutionary ancestors. This can result in adult organisms that look and sometimes behave like the young of their species.

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Paedomorphosis Is

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Paedomorphosis is

A) the formation of limbs from fins in the evolution of land vertebrates.
B) the change from radial to bilateral symmetry in the evolution of plants and animals.
C) the retention of juvenile traits in an adult organism.
D) an earlier development of adult traits in an organism.
E) the development of different types of eyes from a simpler form.

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