perigenesis

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Synonyms: epigenesis, periegesis, paragenesis, pedogenesis, petrogenesis, merogenesis, perigenetic, aerogenesis, erogenesis, progenesis, pyrogenesis

Antonyms: epigenesis, periegesis, paragenesis, pedogenesis, petrogenesis, merogenesis, perigenetic, aerogenesis, erogenesis, progenesis, pyrogenesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology|historical}} A [[theory]] put forward by {{w|Ernst Haeckel}} which explains [[inheritance]] (of characteristics) by the [[transmission]] of the type of so-called "growth force", possessed by one [[generation]] to another.<!--OED definition is rather different-->

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