epigenesis

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The theory that an organism develops by differentiation from an unstructured egg rather than by simple enlarging of something preformed.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Changes in the mineral content of rock after its formation.

Synonyms

post-formation theory

exogenic process

exogenetic action

postformation theory

Translations

epigènesi

épigénèse

epigenesia

epigènia

epigenesis

Epigenese

epigenesis

épigénie

Etymology

From epi- + -genesis.

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