autogeny

• Sustantivo que designa el hipotético fenómeno orgánico por el cual los seres vivos se originan a partir de materia inerte. También se refiere a la generación espontánea o abiogénesis.

A noun referring to a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter.

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1. Spontaneous generationC2formalscientific

   A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter.

   Generación espontánea

   • The theory of autogeny was once widely accepted before Pasteur's experiments.
   • Autogeny suggests that life can arise spontaneously from inanimate materials.
   • Modern biology has thoroughly disproven the concept of autogeny.

   Sinónimosabiogenesisautogenesisspontaneous generation