Polygenesis


[pol-ee-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpɒl iˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/

noun, Biology, Anthropology.
1.
origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
/ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
noun
1.
(biology) evolution of a polyphyletic organism or group
2.
the hypothetical descent of the different races of man from different ultimate ancestors
n.

“plurality of origins,” 1858, from poly- + genesis. Related: Polygenetic (1851).

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  • Polygenic

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    [puh-lij-uh-niz-uh m] /pəˈlɪdʒ əˌnɪz əm/ noun 1. the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.

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