allometry: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	biological scaling

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Illustration comparing three beetle species-a deathwatch beetle, a click beetle, and a great silver water beetle-using colored arrows to show how body parts scale differently as overall beetle size increases, demonstrating allometry in evolution.

Two male red deer lock antlers and push against each other during a rutting contest in tall grass at Richmond Park, London.

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adaptation body size Growth Growth hormone How do plants grow?angiogenesis cell division