preformationism

English

Etymology

From preformation +‎ -ism.

Noun

preformationism (uncountable)

  1. (biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)

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