kinetogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From kineto- +‎ genesis, coined by Edward Drinker Cope.

Noun

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kinetogenesis (uncountable)

  1. (biology, historical) The neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
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