aristogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From aristo- +‎ -genesis, coined by Henry Fairfield Osborn.

Noun

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aristogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology, historical) A type of orthogenesis that operates by means of a "creative principle".
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