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mon·o·gen·e·sis
monogenesis
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definition 1: |
the theory that all living organisms are descended from one ancestral pair or from one cell.
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definition 2: |
in plants, asexual reproduction, as by formation of spores.
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derivation: |
monogeny (n.) |
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