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Definitions for Epigenesis
[1] Biology . the theory that an embryo develops from the successive differentiation of an originally undifferentiated structure (opposed to preformation).
[2] Genetics . the approximately stepwise process by which genetic information is modified and translated into the substance and behavior of an organism. See also epigenetics.
[3] Geology . ore deposition subsequent to the original formation of the enclosing country rock.
[4] the widely accepted theory that an individual animal or plant develops by the gradual differentiation and elaboration of a fertilized egg cell Compare preformation (def. 2)
[5] the formation or alteration of rocks after the surrounding rock has been formed
[6] alteration of the mineral composition of a rock by external agents: a type of metamorphism
Words nearby Epigenesis
epigastric hernia, epigastrium, epigastrocele, epigeal, epigene, epigenesis, epigenetic, epigenetics, epigenome, epigenomics, epigenous
Origin of Epigenesis
First recorded in 1800–10; epi- + -genesis
Other words from Epigenesis
ep·i·gen·e·sist , e·pig·e·nist [ih-pij -uh -nist] /ɪˈpɪdʒ ə nɪst/ , noun
ep·i·ge·net·ic [ep-i-juh -net -ik] /ˌɛp ɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/ , adjective
ep·i·ge·net·i·cal·ly , adverb
ep′i•ge•net′ ic (-jə-nĕt′ ĭk ) adj.