heterogenesis Synonyms
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heterogenesis Meaning
heterogenesis (n)
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
heterogenesis (n.)
Spontaneous generation, so called.
That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to homogenesis, or gamogenesis.
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Heterogenesis, the theory that organisms arise from non-living matter, was disproven by Louis Pasteur's experiments.
The belief in heterogenesis persisted among certain scientists until the mid-19th century.
Spontaneous generation, an extreme form of heterogenesis, has been scientifically debunked.
The origin of life remains a mystery, but the prevailing scientific hypothesis is that it emerged through abiogenesis, not heterogenesis.
