PALINGENESIS


Meaning of PALINGENESIS in English

[ ˌpalɪn'dʒɛnɪsɪs ]

■ noun Biology the exact reproduction of ancestral characteristics during the ontogeny of descendants.

Derivatives

palingenetic adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk palin 'again' + genesis 'birth'.

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