monogenesis

Noun

Meaning

Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism.

That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction.

The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sporulation genesis development birth generation authorship procreation parthenogenesis abiogenesis biogenesis heterosporous oogenesis asexual reproduction heterogenesis blastogenesis
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Antonyms

conclusion polygenesis

Hypernyms

agamogenesis asexual reproduction

Hyponyms

heterospory homospory

Related terms

parthenogenesis metagenesis

Anagrams

nomogenesis

Examples

Monogenesis was dismissed by many linguists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the doctrine of the polygenesis of the human races and their languages was widely popular (e.g. Saussure 1986/1916:190). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

monogeneous monogenerational monogeneric monogenesy monogenetic monogenetic volcano