This Term Refers to the "Gap" Between Childhood Security and Adult

question 89

Short Answer

This term refers to the "gap" between childhood security and adult autonomy where society leaves adolescents free to "try out" many different identities.

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Definitions:

Proximal Structures

Anatomical terms referring to structures closest to the trunk of the body or to the point of origin.

Hox Genes

A group of related genes that control the body plan of an embryo along the head-tail axis and have a significant role in determining the development and identity of body parts.

Vertebrate Wings

Specialized limbs in vertebrates such as birds, bats, and pterosaurs adapted for the purpose of flight.

Bilaterians

Multicellular organisms with bilateral symmetry during embryonic development.