neoteny

基本解释

Gould’s idea about neoteny remains controversial, to say the least.
至少可以说，古尔德的幼态持续理论仍存在争议。
In 1977, Stephen Jay Gould weighed in with his neoteny hypothesis: nakedness was part of an evolutionary strategy for acquiring larger brains.
1977年，史蒂芬·杰伊·高尔德成功提出了性早熟假说：失去毛发是提高脑容量的进化策略的一部分。
This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude from the back of its wide head.
这种情况，叫做动态持续，意味着它保留着它的像蝌蚪一样的贯穿整个身体的背鳍，从头后面突出的像羽毛一样的外腮。

San Francisco-based Six Apart is a privately held company funded by August Capital and Neoteny Co.
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the persistence of larval or fetal features in the adult form of an animal. For example, the adult axolotl, a salamander, retains larval external gills &rarrsee also paedogenesis