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Epigenesis

Epigenesis Meaning & Definition
Epigenesis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epigenesis?

[n] a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed

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See Also | metamorphism

Epigenesis In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep`i*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.) 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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