polygenesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pol`y*gen"e*sis, Po*lyg"e*ny noun (Also<

• Polygenesis
• Polygeny

)

Etymology

Poly- + genesis, or root of Gr. to be born.

Definitions

1. (Biol.) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.