Noun: biogenesis ,bI-ow'je-nu-sis
- The production of living organisms from other living organisms
"biogenesis is a fundamental characteristic of all known life forms";
- biogeny
- Production of a chemical compound by a living organism
"Photosynthesis is a form of biogenesis in plants";
- biosynthesis
Type of: generation, multiplication, propagation, synthesis
Encyclopedia: Biogenesis