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Definition of: monogenesis
(mon′ə·jen′ə·sis) noun Biol.
1. Oneness of origin; the doctrine of the descent of all living organisms from a single cell. Compare POLYGENESIS.
2. Asexual reproduction.
3. Direct development of an ovum into an organism which resembles the parent.
4. Monogenism. [<NL]
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