polygenesis

Meanings

Plural: polygeneses

Noun

• The genesis of a species from more than one ancestor.
• The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; as opposed to monogenesis.
• The theory that languages developed independently in different places at different periods, as opposed to originating from a single source.
• The emergence from multiple causes or origins.

Antonyms

monogenesis

Related Words

polygenetic