Polygenesis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Derivation of a species or type from more than one ancestor or germ cell.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The genesis of a species from more than one ancestor.
  • n. The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; as opposed to monogenesis.
  • n. The theory that languages developed independently in different places at different periods, as opposed to originating from a single source.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In biology, generation or origination from several separate and independent germs; the doctrine that organisms took rise from cells or embryos of different kinds.
  • n. Origination or derivation from more than one species, or, in a very restricted sense, from more than one pair: contrasted with monogenesis. Compare polyphylesis.
    • Word Usage
    "The Modern Synthesis replaced "one gene – one trait" with "one gene – one enzyme", then added polygenesis and pleiotropy."
    Equivalent
    polygeny   
    Antonym
    monogenesis   
     
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