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monogenistic

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mo⋅nog⋅e⋅nism

  [muh-noj-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
the theory that the human race has descended from a single pair of individuals or a single ancestral type.
Origin:
1860–65; mono- + -gen + -ism

Related forms:
mo⋅nog⋅e⋅nist, noun
mo⋅nog⋅e⋅nis⋅tic, adjective
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mo·nog·e·nism   (mə-nŏj'ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  The theory that all humans are descended from a single pair of ancestors.
mo·nog'e·nist n., mo·nog'e·nis'tic adj.
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monogenism mo·nog·e·nism (mə-nŏj'ə-nĭz'əm)
n.
The theory that all human beings are descended from a single pair of ancestors.

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