/mon'euh jen"euh sis/ , n.
1. the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
2. Biol. the hypothetical descent of all living things from a single cell.
Also, monogeny .
[ 1860-65; MONO- + -GENESIS ]
/mon'euh jen"euh sis/ , n.
1. the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
2. Biol. the hypothetical descent of all living things from a single cell.
Also, monogeny .
[ 1860-65; MONO- + -GENESIS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012