epigenesis
epigenesis noun: the theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
Noun
epigenesis (countable and uncountable, plural epigeneses)
- The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
- Ignored for two millennia, Aristotle, in his book On the Generation of Animals, first proposed the theory of epigenesis in biology, suggesting that development of a plant or animal from an egg or spore follows a sequence of steps in which the organism changes and the various organs form.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 100
- Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.
epigenesis meaning in Tamil
epigenesis in Tamil
- கருவளர்ச்சிக் கொள்கை, அதிசனனம்
Forms of epigenesis
| plural | epigeneses |
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Origin of epigenesis
From epi- + -genesis.
Words formed from epigenesis
Questions about epigenesis
- What does epigenesis mean?
- Epigenesis means the theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
- What is epigenesis in Tamil?
- Epigenesis in Tamil is கருவளர்ச்சிக் கொள்கை, அதிசனனம். See Epigenesis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is epigenesis?
- Epigenesis is a noun.
- What is the plural of epigenesis?
- The plural of epigenesis is epigeneses.
Words near epigenesis in the dictionary
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