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kinetogenesis

kinetogenesis noun: the neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.

Noun

kinetogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.

Origin of kinetogenesis

From kineto- + genesis, coined by Edward Drinker Cope.

Questions about kinetogenesis

What does kinetogenesis mean?
Kinetogenesis means the neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
What part of speech is kinetogenesis?
Kinetogenesis is a noun.

Words near kinetogenesis in the dictionary

  1. kinetochore
  2. kinetochores
  3. kinetoflagellar
  4. kinetofragminophoran
  5. kinetofragminophorans
  6. kinetogenesis
  7. kinetogenetic
  8. kinetogenic
  9. kinetogram
  10. kinetograms
  11. kinetograph

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