What does allometry mean?
The study of the relationship between the size of different parts of an organism and the size of the organism as a whole. It is used to understand how different parts of an organism grow and develop in relation to each other.
Example
"The biologist used allometry to explain why the wings of certain birds are larger in proportion to their body size than those of other birds."
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