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Definition of: biogenesis
(bī′ō·jen′ə·sis) noun
1. The doctrine that life is generated from living organisms only.
2. Such generation itself: opposed to abiogenesis. Also bi·og·e·ny (bī·oj′ə·nē).
—bi·o·ge·net·ic (bī′ō·jə·net′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—bi′o·ge·net′i·cal·ly adverb
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