monogenesis

ˌmɒnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs

monogeneses

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Definition of monogenesis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anthropology

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the theory that humanity began with one ancestor

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Monogenesis suggests all humans descend from one ancestor.

linguistics

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the theory that all languages began from one source

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Linguists debate the monogenesis of world languages.

biology

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development of an ovum from a single parent

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Monogenesis occurs in some species through asexual reproduction.

asexual reproduction

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Origin of monogenesis

Greek, monos (single) + genesis (origin)

Examples of monogenesis in a sentence

Monogenesis is a key concept in some religious teachings.
Monogenesis suggests a single origin for all dialects.
The theory of monogenesis challenges polygenesis.
Monogenesis is rare in mammals but common in plants.
Scientists study monogenesis to understand asexual reproduction.

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French:monogenèse, origine unique, ...
German:Monogenese, Einzelursprung, ...
Italian:monogenesi, riproduzione asessuata, ...
Spanish:monogénesis, teoría monogenética, ...
Portuguese:monogénese, ...
Chinese:单一起源论, 语言单一起源, ...
Japanese:単一起源説, 単為生殖, ...
Arabic:نَظَرِيَّة الأَصْل الوَاحِد, أَحاد الأَصْل, ...
Hebrew:מוֹנוֹגֶנֶזָה, מוֹנוֹגֶנֶסִיס, ...
Russian:моногенез, моногенетическое развитие, ...
Ukrainian:моногенез, моноґенезис, ...
Hindi:मोनोजेनेसिस, एकमूलता, ...
Bengali:মোনোজেনেসিস, এক উৎস তত্ত্ব, ...
Catalan:monogènesi, reproducció asexual, ...
Czech:monogeneze, jednopůvodnost, ...
Danish:monogenese, sproglig enhedsteori, ...
Dutch:monogenese, aseksuele voortplanting, ...
Greek:μονογένεση, θεωρία μονογένεσης, ...
Hungarian:monogenezis, egyszülős fejlődés, ...
Khmer:ទ្រឹស្តីកំណើតពីបុព្វបុរសតែមួយ, ទ្រឹស្តីថាភាសាទាំងអស់មានប្រភពដើមតែមួយ, ...
Korean:단일 발생설, 단일 발생, ...
Persian:تک‌نیایی, تک‌زبان‌زایی, ...
Polish:monogeneza, ...
Portuguese (BR):monogênese, teoria da origem única, ...
Romanian:monogeneză, ...
Swedish:monogenes, ...
Thai:บรรพบุรุษร่วมเดียว, การเกิดจากแหล่งเดียว, ...
Turkish:monogenez, monogeni, ...
Vietnamese:thuyết đơn nguyên, sự khởi nguồn duy nhất, ...

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