What is the phenomenon called when the body is externally and internally divided into segments with a serial…

What is the phenomenon called when the body is externally and internally divided into segments with a serial repetition of at least some organs?
  1. Metamerism
  2. Metamorphism
  3. Merism
  4. Metazoanism

Solution

In some animals, the body is externally and internally divided into segments with a serial repetition of at least some organs. This pattern is called metameric segmentation and the phenomenon is known as metamerism.

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