A paedomorph is an organism that keeps physical and mental characteristics of its childhood in its adulthood. The domestic dog is an example of a paedomorphic organism. In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is a living being. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a canine carnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for at least 14,000 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent evidence. ... In biology and ecology, an organism (in Greek organon = instrument) is a living being. ...

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Neoteny Neoteny is a term in developmental biology that describes the retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species and is similar to but not the same as progenesis, which is the attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage, as is found among certain...