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Origins

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Origins
etiology. — aetiological, adj.
the study of human origins. — anthropogenic, anthropogenetic adj.
the science of origins.
the state of being aboriginal or native to a particular area. — autochthonous, adj.
the study of the causes for and origin of any phenomena. Also spelled aetiology.etiological, adj.
the state or process of deriving from the same source or origins, as different parts deriving from the same embryo tissues. — isogenic, isogenetic, adj.
the theory that the entire human race is descended from a single ancestral pair. Also monogenesis, monogeny.monogenist, n.monogenistic, adj.


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