2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Epigenesis \Ep`i*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of {evolution}, also to {syngenesis}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: epigenesis n : a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
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