homogenesis Biol.
(hɒməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
[f. homo- + -genesis.]
† 1. Applied to asexual reproduction: see quot. (Opp. to heterogenesis 2.) Obs.
| 1858 Carpenter Veg. Phys. §395 This kind of multiplication of the same parts by a simple process of growth..which..may be called homogenesis. |
2. The ordinary form of sexual reproduction, in which the offspring resembles the parent and passes through the same course of development. (Opp. to heterogenesis 3.)