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acceleration
acceleration Acceleration is the historical idea that new traits or changes in a developmental line first appear in later stages of growth and, over generations, come to show up at progressively earlier stages, sometimes even in the embryo.
Acceleration is the historical idea that new traits or changes in a developmental line first appear in later stages of growth and, over generations, come to show up at progressively earlier stages, sometimes even in the embryo. In this sense, it refers to an earlier appearance in development of characteristics that were originally seen later.