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biogenesis
bi·o·gen·e·sis
[
b ō jénnəssiss
]
noun
Definition:
1.
development of living things:
the generation of living things from other preexisting life forms
2.
theory of origins of life:
the theory that living things can arise only from other living things and cannot be spontaneously created
3.
biology
Same as
recapitulation
(sense 2)
bi·o·ge·net·ic
[
b ō jə néttik
]
adjective
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bi·o·ge·net·ic [ b ō jə néttik ] adjective
