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heteromorphosis
1. Regeneration of a part following injury, with a structurally different replacement part.
2. The development of one tissue from a tissue of another type.
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heteromorphosis
1. The development of one tissue from a tissue of another kind or type.
2. The embryonic development of a tissue or an organ inappropriate to its site.
3. The production in an organism of an abnormal or misplaced part, especially in place of one that has been lost (as the regeneration of a tail in place of a head).
4. The production of a malformed or malposed tissue or organ.
5. The formation of tissue of a different type from that from which it is derived.