What is abiogenesis and what does abiogenesis mean? Read about the definition and meaning of abiogenesis

abiogenesis

  1. Abiogenesis is a synonym for spontaneous generation
  2. The theory that the earliest life forms on earth developed from nonliving matter

Etymology & Origin of abiogenesis

a + biogenesis; coined by T. H. Huxley in 1870

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