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autogeny

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au·to·gen·e·sis   (ô'tō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  See abiogenesis.
au'to·ge·ne'tic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj., au'to·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
au·tog·e·ny   (ô-tōj'ə-nē)   
n.  Variant of autogenesis.
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autogeny

noun
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter [syn: abiogenesis
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