Retention of larval characters even after sexual maturity is called as

Ontogenesis

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Parthenogenesis

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Neoteny

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Phyllogenesis

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Solution

The correct option is C Neoteny
Neoteny is also called pedogenesis. It is a slowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention, in the adulthood, of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase of the lifecycle of ancestral individuals. For example, Salamander shows sexual maturity at larval state.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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