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monogenesis
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mon·o·gen·e·sis (mn-jn-ss)
n.
1. The theory that all living organisms are descended from a single cell or organism.
2. The production of similar organisms in successive generations.
3. Asexual reproduction, as by sporulation or parthenogenesis.
4. The process of parasitizing a single host, in or on which the entire life cycle of the parasite is passed.
mono·ge·netic (-j-ntk) adj.
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