monogenesis
/ˌmɑnəˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
noun
- The theory that all living things or all humans are descended from a single ancestor or original source.
- Monogenesis was a popular idea among early anthropologists studying human origins.
- The concept of monogenesis contrasts with the idea that species arose in multiple places.
- Linguists sometimes debate monogenesis versus polygenesis for the origin of language.
- The development of a structure or organism from a single cell or source.
- Monogenesis in embryology refers to development from one fertilized egg.
- Monogenesis can be observed in certain simple organisms that reproduce by splitting.
- The scientist explained the monogenesis of the nervous system.
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