MONOGENESIS


Meaning of MONOGENESIS in English

/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 .