BACK TO abiogenesis
biogenesis vs. abiogenesis
[ bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
[ ey-bahy-oh-jen-uh-sis, ab-ee-oh- ]
noun
- the theory that the earliest life forms on earth developed from nonliving matter.
- the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter.