autogenesis


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au·to·gen·e·sis

 (ô′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs) also au·tog·e·ny (ô-tŏj′ə-nē)
n.
See abiogenesis.
au′to·ge·ne′tic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
au′to·ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.
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autogenesis

(ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) or

autogeny

n
(Biology) another word for abiogenesis1
autogenetic adj
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Noun1.autogenesis - a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matterautogenesis - a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
abiogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation
organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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