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Biogeny
{
Biˊo-gen′e-sis
,Bi-og′e-ny
, }Noun.
[Gr.
βίοσ
life + [GREEK]
, [GREEK]
, birth.] (Biol.)
(a)
A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; – called also
biogeny
; – opposed to abiogenesis
. (b)
Life development generally.