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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;Neoteny&#039;&#039;&#039; is the retention of juvenile characteristics by an organism that has developed to sexual maturity. == Examples == The most famous neotenous organism is probably the [[axolo...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Neoteny''' is the retention of juvenile characteristics by an organism that has developed to sexual maturity.<br /> <br /> == Examples ==<br /> <br /> The most famous neotenous organism is probably the [[axolotl]] which retains the form of a larval [[salamander]] throughout its life, but which can be artificially induced to [[metamorphosis|metamorphose]] by stimulation of the [[thyroid gland]].<br /> <br /> The body proportions of many ratite birds, such as the [[ostrich]] and [[emu]], remain the same in adults as in chicks, and their plumage remains soft and fluffy like the down of a chick.<br /> <br /> A number of biologists, notably [[Stephen Jay Gould]], have speculated that humans, with sparse hair and enlarged heads, resembling juvenile primates, are also neotenous organisms.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biology]]</div>

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