What is the theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis called?
polygenesis — The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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