The changing size ratio between an animal's head and the rest of its body during development is an example of ____.
A) allometric growth
B) punctuated equilibrium
C) phyletic gradualism
D) heterochrony
E) paedomorphosis

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Allometric growth refers to the differential growth rates of different parts of an organism's body, leading to changes in shape or proportion, such as the changing size ratio between an animal's head and its body during development.

The Changing Size Ratio Between an Animal's Head and the Rest