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Polygenesis
Polygenesis Pol`y*gen"e*sis (-j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), Polygeny Po*lyg"e*ny (p[-o]*l[i^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [Poly- + genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.
Polygenetic
Polygenetic Pol`y*ge*net"ic, a. 1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times. 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic. Polygenetic mountain range (Geol.), one which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development. --Dana.
Polygenetic mountain range
Polygenetic Pol`y*ge*net"ic, a. 1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times. 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic. Polygenetic mountain range (Geol.), one which is composite, or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having had its own history of development. --Dana.
Polygenic
Polygenic Pol`y*gen"ic (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. (Biol.) Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.
Polygenist
Polygenist Po*lyg"e*nist (-n[i^]st), n. (Biol.) One who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to monogenist.
Polygenous
Polygenous Po*lyg"e*nous, a. [Poly- + -genous: cf. Gr. ? of many families.] Consisting of, or containing, many kinds; as, a polygenous mountain. --Kirwan.
Polygeny
Polygenesis Pol`y*gen"e*sis (-j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), Polygeny Po*lyg"e*ny (p[-o]*l[i^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [Poly- + genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.) The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.

Meaning of Polygen from wikipedia

- Polygenism is a theory of human origins which posits the view that the human races are of different origins (polygenesis). This view is opposite to the...
- A polygene is a member of a group of non-epistatic genes that interact additively to influence a phenotypic trait, thus contributing to multiple-gene inheritance...
- can refer to: Polygenesis (linguistics), a theory of language origin Polygenism, a theory of human origin Gene duplication, a form of genetic disorder...
- Enlightenment (an era from the 1650s to the 1780s), concepts of monogenism and polygenism became po****r, though they would only be systematized epistemologically...
- Eugenics Great chain of being History of anthropometry Miscegenation Monogenism Multiracial Polygenism Pre-Adamite Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness...
- Eugenics Great chain of being History of anthropometry Miscegenation Monogenism Multiracial Polygenism Pre-Adamite Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness...
- Eugenics Great chain of being History of anthropometry Miscegenation Monogenism Multiracial Polygenism Pre-Adamite Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness...
- posits a common descent for all human races. The negation of monogenism is polygenism. This issue was hotly debated in the Western world in the nineteenth century...
- scientific racist discourses could be defined as the combination of polygenism, unilinealism, social Darwinism, and eugenism. They found their scientific...
- Eugenics Great chain of being History of anthropometry Miscegenation Monogenism Multiracial Polygenism Pre-Adamite Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness...