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Definition of: polygenesis
(pol′i·jen′ə·sis) noun Biol.
The doctrine that organisms originate from cells of different kinds. Compare MONOGENESIS.
—pol′y·ge·net′ic (-jə·net′ik), pol′y·gen′ic adjective
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