Biogeny
the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
Historical Examples
Education: How Old The New James J. Walsh
The Wonders of Life Ernst Haeckel
noun
the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself Compare abiogenesis
n.
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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