biogenesis

• Substantivo que designa a produção de um composto químico por um organismo vivo ou o princípio segundo o qual os seres vivos se originam apenas de outros seres vivos.

A noun referring to the production of a chemical compound by a living organism, or the principle that living organisms arise only from other living organisms.

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1. Production by living organismsC1formalscientific

   The process by which a chemical compound is produced within a living organism.

   Biogênese

   • The biogenesis of alkaloids in plants is a complex metabolic pathway.
   • Scientists study the biogenesis of proteins to understand cellular functions.
   • The biogenesis of antibiotics involves specific enzymatic reactions.

   Sinônimosbiosynthesis

2. Origin from living matterC1formalscientific

   The principle that living organisms arise only from pre-existing living organisms, not from non-living matter.

   Origem a partir de matéria viva

   • The theory of biogenesis refutes the old idea of spontaneous generation.
   • Pasteur's experiments provided strong evidence for biogenesis.
   • Modern biology is fundamentally based on the concept of biogenesis.

   Sinônimosbiogeny

   Antônimosabiogenesisspontaneous generation