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Biogenesis
see synonyms of biogenesisNoun
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Biogenesis
see synonyms of biogenesisnoun
the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself
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Biogenesis
see synonyms of biogenesis noun
1.
the principle that living organisms originate only from other living organisms closely
similar to themselves
2.
the generation of organisms in this way
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Biogenesis
see synonyms of biogenesisn.
1. The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
2. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
3. See biosynthesis.
4. 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.
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