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Syngenesis

Syn-gen′e-sis

,
Noun.
[Pref.
syn-
+
genesis
.]
(Biol.)
A theory of generation in which each germ is supposed to contain the germs of all subsequent generations; – the opposite of
epigenesis
.

Definition 2024


syngenesis

syngenesis

English

Noun

syngenesis (uncountable)

  1. (genetics) The genetic origin of an individual derived from material from both parents (by sexual reproduction)
  2. descent from a common ancestor

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