biogenesis
noun
- the principle that living organisms originate only from other living organisms closely similar to themselves
- the generation of organisms in this way
See biogenesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bīˌō-jĕnˈĭ-sĭs) also bi·og·e·ny (bī-ŏjˈə-nē)
noun- The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
- Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
- See biosynthesis.
- The supposed recurrence of the evolutionary stages of a species during the embryonic development and differentiation of a member of that species. Also called recapitulation.
Related Forms:
- biˌo·ge·netˈic (-jə-nĕtˈĭk), biˌo·ge·netˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
- biˌo·ge·netˈi·cal·ly adverb
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