monogenetic

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On a new monogenetic trematode Silonditrema tripathai n. sp. from the gills of a fresh water fish Wallago attu

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  1. adjective Relating to or exhibiting monogenesis.
  2. adjective Having a single host through the course of the life cycle.
  3. adjective Produced under a single set of continuing conditions. Used of soil.

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  • In his book The Descent of Man, Darwin emphasized a substantial degree of mental development (including the incipient use of language) in the early, monogenetic phase of human evolution. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • On a new monogenetic trematode Silonditrema tripathai n. sp. from the gills of a fresh water fish Wallago attu —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • This leads us to favor a theory that involves monogenetic origin of humans (i.e. they all come from the same ancestral pair). —  Reasons to Believe -
  • There are some scientific positions on which the church must take its stand: for example, monogenetic (and special) origin of mankind. —  Reasons to Believe -
  • But further, for those theories that are crucial to Christianity's truth claims (such as monogenetic origin of mankind), the scientific Christian has the additional task of commending the evidence for them and refuting the speculations that set themselves against them. —  Reasons to Believe -
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