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2 definitions for biogenesis From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os
life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.)
(a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living
organisms can take place only through the agency of
living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; --
opposed to abiogenesis.
(b) Life development generally.
[1913 Webster]
2. the production of a chemical compound by a living
organism.
Syn: biosynthesis.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
biogenesis
n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism [syn:
biosynthesis]
2: the production of living organisms from other living
organisms [syn: biogeny]
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