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Life Cycle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

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a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 7 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

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Life Cycles
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