polygenesis
[ pol-ee-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
noun Biology, Anthropology.
origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
Words nearby polygenesis
polygamist,
polygamophile,
polygamous,
polygamy,
polygene,
polygenesis,
polygenetic,
polygenic,
polygenic inheritance,
polygenism,
polyglandular
Example sentences from the Web for polygenesis
Polygenesis amounted to a justification for Europeans believing themselves essentially different from the rest of the species.
Polygenesis, pol-i-jen′e-sis, n. origin from many separate germs: the theory that organisms sprang from different cells.
Polygenesis in his inventions may probably be regarded as testimony in favour of the monogenesis of Man.
The Evolution of Culture |Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
British Dictionary definitions for polygenesis
polygenesis
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
noun
biology
evolution of a polyphyletic organism or group
the hypothetical descent of the different races of man from different ultimate ancestors
Compare
monogenesis