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biogenesis

Also ·Dz··Բ

[bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis]

noun

  1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms.



biogenesis

/ baɪˈɒdʒənəs, ˌbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself Compare abiogenesis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

biogenesis

  1. Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.

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Other Word Forms

  • biogenetic adjective
  • biogenetical adjective
  • biogenous adjective
  • biogenetically adverb
  • ˌDzˈԱپ adverb
  • ˌDzˈԱپ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of biogenesis1

bio- + genesis, coined by T.H. Huxley in 1870
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Example Sentences

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The new study now provides exciting insight into this special biogenesis.

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Researchers then narrowed the list down to focus on one pathway essential for making proteins, known as ribosome biogenesis.

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The new findings on the copying process of chloroplast DNA help us better understand the fundamental mechanisms of the photosynthesis machinery's biogenesis.

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"The nucleolus is a giant ribosome biogenesis center," Collins said.

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In addition to known interactors, they uncovered previously unknown interactions with proteins linked to the biogenesis of viral RNAs.

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