English Explanatory Dictionary

syngenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The genetic origin of an individual derived from material from both parents (by sexual reproduction).
  2. Descent from a common ancestor.
  3. The theory that the germ formed by the union of spermatozoon and ovum contains the germs of all future generations.

Word forms

syngenesis

Etymology

From syn- + -genesis.

Related words

syngenetic
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