abiogenesis

Noun

Meaning

The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

autogenesis autogeny spontaneous generation development birth monogenesis parthenogenesis biogenesis epigenesis abiogenetic alternation of generations heterogenesis blastogenesis metagenesis digenesis

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Antonyms

conclusion biogenesis transformism

Hypernyms

organic phenomenon

Examples

If abiogenesis were more common it would be speculated to have occurred more than once on the Earth. Source: Internet

Rejection of Earth-based abiogenesis In his later years, Hoyle became a staunch critic of theories of abiogenesis used to explain the origin of life on Earth. Source: Internet

Threose nucleic acid ( TNA ) has also been proposed as a starting point, as has glycol nucleic acid ( GNA ), and like PNA, also lack experimental evidence for their respective abiogenesis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abiochemical abiocoen Abiodun abiogenesist abiogenetic abiogenetical