Biogenesis
the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
contemporary examples
major league baseball is right to punish the biogenesis cheats michael brendan dougherty june 5, 2013
major league baseball is right to punish the biogenesis cheats michael brendan dougherty june 5, 2013
historical examples
the breath of life john burroughs
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
at the deathbed of darwinism eberhard dennert
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
natural law in the spiritual world henry drummond
noun
the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself compare abiogenesis
n.
bi’o·ge·net’ic (-jə-nět’ĭk) or bi’o·ge·net’i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
biogenesis
(bī’ō-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
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