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allometric growth

Regular and systematic pattern of growth such that the mass or size of any organ or part of a body can be expressed in relation to the total mass or size of the entire organism according to the allometric equation:

Y = bχα where

Y = mass of the organ, χ = mass of the organism, α = growth coefficient of the organ, and b = a constant.

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