Monogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monogenesis \Mon`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Mono- + genesis.]
     1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings
        in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to
        {polygenesis}. Called also {monism}. --Dana. --Haeckel.
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     2. (Biol.) That form of reproduction which requires but one
        parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation
        of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals;
        asexual reproduction. --Haeckel.
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     3. (Biol.) The direct development of an embryo, without
        metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent
        organism; -- opposed to {metagenesis}. --E. van Beneden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monogenesis
       n : asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
           [syn: {sporulation}]