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Perigenesis

Perˊi-gen′e-sis

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Noun.
(Biol.)
A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of the type of growth force possessed by one generation to another.

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perigenesis

perigenesis

English

Noun

perigenesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of the type of growth force possessed by one generation to another.