biogeny
/baɪˈɑdʒəni/
noun
- The scientific study of the origin and development of life, especially the early evolution of living organisms.
- The professor's lecture on biogeny explained how simple cells evolved into complex life forms.
- Her research in biogeny focuses on the chemical processes that led to the first living organisms.
- Many discoveries in biogeny have helped us understand how life first appeared on Earth.