HOMOGENESIS

Etymology

Noun

homogenesis (uncountable)

(biology) A method of reproduction in which the parents and offspring are alike.

Anagrams

• homogenises

Source: Wiktionary


Ho`mo*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Homo- + genesis.] (Biol.)

Definition: That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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