biogenesis

American

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

Also biogeny

noun

the production of living organisms from other living organisms.

biogenesis British

/ baɪˈɒdʒənəs, ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

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 /

Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.

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Origin of biogenesis

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

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