( n. )
The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis.
( n. )
The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012