[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

biogenesis \bi`ogen"esis\, biogeny \biog"eny\, n. gr. bi`os
   life + ?, ?, birth. biol.
   a a doctrine that the genesis or production of living
       organisms can take place only through the agency of
       living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; --
       opposed to abiogenesis.
   b life development generally.
       1913 webster

   2. the production of a chemical compound by a living
      organism.

   syn: biosynthesis.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
biogeny abiogenesis 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

biogenesis
     n 1: production of a chemical compound by a living organism syn:
           biosynthesis
     2: the production of living organisms from other living
        organisms syn: biogeny
see also:
biosynthesis biogeny 

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