Noun
The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnother variation, probabilistic epigenesis, was presented by Gilbert Gottlieb in 2003. Source: Internet
Historical The term epigenesis has a generic meaning "extra growth", taken directly from Koine Greek ἐπιγέννησις main, used in English since the 17th century. Source: Internet
Predetermined epigenesis is a unidirectional movement from structural development in DNA to the functional maturation of the protein. Source: Internet
We might use the name ‘epigenetics’ for such studies, thus emphasizing their relation to the concepts, so strongly favourable to the classical theory of epigenesis, which have been reached by the experimental embryologists. Source: Internet