- (n.) That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction.
- (n.) The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis.
- (n.) Oneness of origin; especially (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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