homoeogenesis

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See also: homœogenesis

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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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