[bio.gen.e.sis] n [NL] (1870) 1: the development of life from preexisting life
2: a supposed tendency for stages in the evolutionary history of a race to briefly recur during the development and differentiation of an individual of that race
3: the synthesis of chemical compounds or structures in the living organism--compare biosynthesis -- bio.ge.net.ic adj -- bio.ge.net.i.cal.ly adv