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Definition of: xenogenesis
(zen′ə·jen′ə·sis) noun Biol.
1. Abio-genesis.
2. Metagenesis.
3. The fancied production of an organism unlike either of its parents. Also xe·nog·e·ny (zi·noj′ə·nē).
—xen′o·ge·net′ic (-jə·net′ik), zen′o·gen′ic adjective
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