What does monogenesis mean?
Definitions for monogenesis
ˌmɒn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs; məˈnɒdʒ ə nimono·gen·e·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
monogenesis, sporulationnoun
asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
Wiktionary
monogenesisnoun
The theory that mankind originated with a single ancestor or ancestral couple.
monogenesisnoun
The theory that all languages, or a particular set of languages, originated from a single source.
monogenesisnoun
The emergence from a single cause.
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monogenesis
Monogenesis is the theoretical concept or belief in the origin of all human races, ethnicities, or species from a single common ancestor or group of ancestors. This biological theory focuses on the idea that all organisms or entities originated from a single source or common origin point. It is often used in various fields such as genetics, linguistics, and anthropology.
Webster Dictionary
Monogenesisnoun
oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism
Monogenesisnoun
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
Monogenesisnoun
the direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; -- opposed to metagenesis
Etymology: [Mono- + genesis.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Monogenesis
mon-ō-jen′e-sis, n. development of the ovum from a parent like itself.—adj. Monogenet′ic.—ns. Monog′enism, the descent of the whole human family from a single pair—also Monog′eny; Monog′enist, one who maintains this.—adjs. Monogenist′ic; Monog′enous, generating by fission, gemmation, &c.: pertaining to monogenism: (math.) having a single differential coefficient considered as a rule of generation.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of monogenesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of monogenesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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