Meanings
nounkinetogenesis (uncountable)
- historicaluncountablebiologyThe neo-Lamarckian doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.
Origin
From kineto- + genesis, coined by Edward Drinker Cope.
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kinetogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetogenesis
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinetogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinetogenesis.
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