释义 |
bio·genesis I. \|bīō+\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from bi- (II) + Latin genesis 1. : the development of life from preexisting life — opposed to abiogenesis 2. : the supposed tendency for stages in the evolutionary history of a race to briefly recur during the development and differentiation of an individual of that race — compare recapitulation theory II. noun : the synthesis of chemical compounds or structures in the living organism • biogenetic adjective • biogenetically adverb |