biogenesis
the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
Origin of biogenesis
1- Also bi·og·e·ny [bahy-oj-uh-nee]. /baɪˈɒdʒ ə ni/.
Other words from biogenesis
- bi·o·ge·net·ic [bahy-oh-juh-net-ik], /ˌbaɪ oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, bi·o·ge·net·i·cal, bi·og·e·nous, adjective
- bi·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use biogenesis in a sentence
Carbon is a biogenetic element of the first importance, as I explained in my carbon-theory in 1866.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelIn this point also we see the biogenetic parallelism between the two great groups of the tissue-plants and tissue-animals.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelThe biogenetic law applies just as much to the brain, the organ of mind, as to any other organ of the human body.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelWe can understand, therefore, why the biogenetic law is not so generally recognized by botanists as by zoologists.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelHeinrich Schmidt has partly explained the causes of this change in his work on the biogenetic law.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst Haeckel
British Dictionary definitions for biogenesis
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself: Compare abiogenesis
Derived forms of biogenesis
- biogenetic, biogenetical or biogenous (baɪˈɒdʒənəs), adjective
- biogenetically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for biogenesis
[ bī′ō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]
Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
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