monogenesis: Meaning and Definition of

mon•o•gen•e•sis

Pronunciation: (mon"u-jen'u-sis), [key]
— n.
  1. the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
  2. the hypothetical descent of all living things from a single cell.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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