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hologenesis

hologenesis noun: a theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.

Noun

hologenesis (uncountable)

  1. A theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.

Origin of hologenesis

From holo- + -genesis, from Italian ologenesi, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation”).

Words formed from hologenesis

Questions about hologenesis

What does hologenesis mean?
Hologenesis means a theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.
What part of speech is hologenesis?
Hologenesis is a noun.

Words near hologenesis in the dictionary

  1. holoflavodoxins
  2. holofoil
  3. holofoils
  4. hologamous
  5. hologamy
  6. hologenesis
  7. hologenetic
  8. hologenetically
  9. hologenome
  10. hologenomes
  11. hologenomic

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