autogeny

au·to·gen·e·sis

A0535000 (ô′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs) also au·tog·e·ny (ô-tŏj′ə-nē)n. See abiogenesis.

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au′to·ge·ne′tic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.au′to·ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.

autogeny, autogony

the spontaneous generation of an organism in an inorganic fluid medium. — autogenous, autogenic, autogonic, autogonous, adj. — autogenously, autogonously, adv.See also: Birth

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autogeny - a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matterabiogenesis, autogenesis, spontaneous generationorganic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals