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