homoeogenesis

See also: homœogenesis

English

Etymology

From homoe- +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis, from Ancient Greek: ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind”, “similar”) in conjunction with γένεσις (génesis, “origin, beginning, creation”).

Noun

homoeogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology) Production of living offspring between organisms belonging to the same species.
  2. (rare) Community of ancestry or origin.
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