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biogenetic, a.|ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk|
[f. as prec. + Gr. *γενετικός, f. γένεσις: see prec.]
Of or pertaining to biogeny or biogenesis; biogenetic law (G. biogenetisches grundgesetz): the theory, formulated by Haeckel, that evolutionary stages are repeated in the growth of a young animal; also called recapitulation theory (see recapitulation1 1 b).
1879tr. Haeckel's Evol. Man I. i. 8 The text of the biogenetic first principle is vitiated. 1879tr. K. Semper's Anim. Life Pref., The popular cant about Biogenetic principles. 1882R. Meldola tr. Weismann's Studies Theory Descent iii. 611 A corollary to the ‘fundamental biogenetic law’ first enunciated by..Haeckel. 1933Chem. Rev. XIII. 481 The coëxistence of compounds in a few instances out of many..may indicate nothing as to their biogenetic relationship. 1934Nature 10 Feb. 199/1 In our judgment the formulation of this biogenetic law was the greatest service which Haeckel did to the science of zoology. 1962E. M. Kosower Molec. Biochem. i. 47 The correlation of the structures of many classes of natural products by ‘biogenetic’ schemes has long been a successful intellectual pastime in organic chemistry. |