- epigenist
- epig·e·nist
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epigenist
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epigenist — ə̇ˈpijənə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: by alteration : epigenesist … Useful english dictionary
Preformationism — is the theory that all organisms were created at the same time, and that succeeding generations grow from homunculi, animalcules, or other fully formed but miniature versions of themselves that have existed since the beginning of creation.In the… … Wikipedia
epigenesis — epigenesist, epigenist /i pij euh nist/, n. epigenetic /ep i jeuh net ik/, adj. epigenetically, adv. /ep i jen euh sis/, n. 1. Biol. a. the theory that an embryo develops from the successive differentiation of an originally undifferentiated… … Universalium
epigenesis — noun a) the theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed b) changes in the mineral content of rock after its … Wiktionary
epigenesis — /ɛpiˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (say epee jenuhsuhs) noun 1. Biology a theoretical concept of generation according to which the embryo is formed by a series of new formations or successive differentiations (opposed to preformation). 2. Geology the processes of… …
epigenesis — n. biological theory of the development of the embryo, through progressive differentiation of originally undifferentiated cells. ♦ epigenetic, a. ♦ epigenist, ♦ epigenesist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
