Associations to the word «Polygenesis»

POLYGENESIS, noun. The genesis of a species from more than one ancestor.

POLYGENESIS, noun. (biology) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; as opposed to monogenesis.

POLYGENESIS, noun. (linguistics) The theory that languages developed independently in different places at different periods, as opposed to originating from a single source.