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mo⋅nog⋅e⋅nous

  [muh-noj-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
monogenetic.
Origin:
1855–60; mono- + -genous
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mon·o·gen·e·sis   (mŏn'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  

  1. The theory that all living organisms are descended from a single cell or organism.

  2. Asexual reproduction, as by sporulation.

mo·nog'e·nous (mə-nŏj'ə-nəs) adj.
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monogenous mo·nog·e·nous (mə-nŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Asexually produced, as by fission, gemmation, or sporulation.

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