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kinetogenesis

ki-neˊto-gen′e-sis

(kī̍-nēˊtō̍-jĕn′ē̍-sĭs)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
κινητόσ
movable + E.
genesis
.]
(Biol.)
The doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.

Definition 2024


kinetogenesis

kinetogenesis

English

Noun

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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