Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
- noun Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
- noun The supposed recurrence of the evolutionary stages of a species during the embryonic development and differentiation of a member of that species.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The genesis or production of living beings from living beings; generation in an ordinary sense: the converse of spontaneous generation, or abiogenesis.
- noun The doctrine which holds that the genesis of living beings from living beings is the only one of which we have any knowledge, and which investigates or speculates upon the facts in the case upon such premises: the opposite of
abiogenesis . - noun Same as
biogeny , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also
biogeny ; -- opposed toabiogenesis . - noun Life development generally.
- noun the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
principle thatliving organisms are produced only from other living organisms - noun
biosynthesis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the production of living organisms from other living organisms
- noun production of a chemical compound by a living organism
Etymologies
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Examples
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"After these sessions a sedentary person shows an increase in mitochondrial proteins because the exercise increases mitochondrial biogenesis, that is to say, more mitochondria are produced".
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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On the other hand, the appreciation that many miRNAs show highly selective patterns of expression underscores the importance of elucidating the mechanisms that regulate miRNA biogenesis, which is currently poorly understood.
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Zellweger syndrome and other peroxisomal biogenesis disorders
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ABCA3 is critical for lamellar body biogenesis in vivo.
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When a specialist in one field makes a claim about another field – example: biogenesis would require “chemical evolution”, a specialist in the second field may remark that this alleged process is unknown in the second field.
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The company claims that spending up to 20 minutes in the pod three times a week can boost athletic performance by improving circulation, boosting oxygen-rich red-blood cells, removing lactic acid and possibly even stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and stem-cell production.
Novak Djokovic's Secret: Sitting in a Pressurized Egg Hannah Karp 2011
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Specifically, maternal diet-induced obesity in mice led to an increase in mitochondrial potential, mitochondrial DNA content and biogenesis.
Maternal Excess Weight Stresses Oozytes | Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes 2010
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BTW, poster might what to note that the actual origination of life – biogenesis, which would require a “chemical evolution” – is adamantly, strenuously avoided by almost all evolutionists.
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Since joining the FPL in 1991, he has also developed expertise in paper recycling, wood biogenesis, wood molecular structure, and fungal biology.
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We need to use robotic drilling and definitive testing on Mars to penetrate what is probably the only potential biogenesis and evolutionary environment on Mars that has been stable for 3.8 billion years, namely, the cryosphere-hydrosphere interface below the surface.
Former NAC Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap - NASA Watch 2008
thesaraheffect commented on the word biogenesis
vs abiogenesis Something from something vs something from nothing.
May 12, 2009