neoteny

n neoteny (/niːˈɒtᵻni/ /niːˈɒtni/ or /niːˈɒtəni/, also called juvenilization), the physiological (or somatic) development of an organism (typically an animal) is slowed or delayed. Neoteny is found in modern humans.

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