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Noun: biogenesis  ,bI-ow'je-nu-sis
  1. Production of a chemical compound by a living organism
    - biosynthesis
     
  2. The production of living organisms from other living organisms
    - biogeny

Type of: generation, multiplication, propagation, synthesis

Encyclopedia: Biogenesis