monogenesis
/mon-uh-jen-uh-sis/US // ˌmɒn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) //
单体生成,单体发生,单体形成,单生
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
- : Biology. the hypothetical descent of all living things from a single cell.
Examples
Polygenesis in his inventions may probably be regarded as testimony in favour of the monogenesis of Man.
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