biogenesis

Also bi·og·e·ny

[bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis]

noun

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

biogenesis

/ baɪˈɒdʒənəs, ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

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

biogenesis

1. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of biogenesis¹

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