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The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.

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  1. n. The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.
  2. n. a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
  3. The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also to syngenesis.
  4. The theory of generation which holds that the germ is createdentirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of theparents. It is opposed to the theory of evolution, also tosyngenesis.
  5. n. a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed