SINCE 1828
epigenesis
noun
epi·gen·e·sis
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Definition of epigenesis
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: development of a plant or animal from an egg or spore through a series of processes in which unorganized cell masses differentiate into organs and organ systems
also
: the theory that plant and animal development proceeds in this way — compare preformation sense 2
2
: change in the mineral character of a rock owing to outside influences
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epigenesis
noun
epi·gen·e·sis
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plural epigeneses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of epigenesis
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: development involving gradual diversification and differentiation of an initially undifferentiated entity (as a zygote or spore) — compare preformation
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