biogenesis

American  

[bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

Also biogeny

noun

1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms.

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biogenesis British  

/ baɪˈɒdʒənəs, ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself Compare abiogenesis

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biogenesis Scientific  

/ bī′ō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs /

1. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.

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Other Word Forms

• biogenetic adjective
• biogenetical adjective
• biogenetically adverb
• biogenous adjective

Etymology

Origin of biogenesis

bio- + genesis, coined by T.H. Huxley in 1870

Compare meaning

How does biogenesis compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• spontaneous generation vs. biogenesis
• biogenesis vs. abiogenesis

Example Sentences

"The nucleolus is a giant ribosome biogenesis center," Collins said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

In addition to known interactors, they uncovered previously unknown interactions with proteins linked to the biogenesis of viral RNAs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoir for haematopoietic progenitors.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

Take the new album’s lilting country waltz “Nights in the Lab,” an ode to the love that blooms between “two biologists … who process biogenesis and stare into a petri dish.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2017

After more ages, the Great Monad separated into Duality, the Male and Female Principles in nature; and then, by a process of biogenesis, the visible universe was produced.

From Religions of Ancient China by Giles, Herbert Allen