Syngenesis
Pronunciation : Syn*gen"e*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. syn- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: A theory of generation in which each germ is supposed to contain the germs of all subsequent generations; -- the opposite of epigenesis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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