biogenesis
/ˌbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
noun
- The scientific principle that living things come only from other living things, not from nonliving matter.
- The experiment supported biogenesis by showing that no new organisms formed in the sealed flask.
- Biogenesis is a fundamental concept in biology that explains how life reproduces.
- The theory of biogenesis replaced the old idea that maggots could appear from rotting meat.
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