Perigenesis
Pronunciation : Per`i*gen"e*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of the type of growth force possessed by one generation to another.
(Biol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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