homogenetic

American  

[hoh-muh-juh-net-ik, hom-uh-] / ˌhoʊ mə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌhɒm ə- /

Also homogenetical

adjective

Biology.

1. pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.

2. homogenous.

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Other Word Forms

• homogenetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of homogenetic

First recorded in 1865–70; homo- + genetic

Example Sentences

The article acknowledges that the whole homogenetic enumeration system may seem comical and amusing, but that it opens up the question of whether the traditional Arabic numeral system could be improved upon.

From Scientific American

Homogenetic Enumeration: A Numerical System Guaranteed to Move You While this chart may look like a series of exercises or dance moves, it actually depicts a system of numeration called “Homogenetic enumeration.”

From Scientific American

It is similar to a semaphore flag system, except that instead of flags homogenetic enumeration uses only the limbs of the body to communicate numbers.

From Scientific American

In other words, the Malpighian tubes of the terrestrial Arachnida are homoplastic with those of Hexapoda and Myriapoda, and not homogenetic with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Had they been so, this kind of serial homology might be termed "homogenetic."

From Project Gutenberg