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Relating to gamogenesis. -- Gam`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.

Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.

Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry.

Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes. -- Ken`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to metagenesis.

Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.

Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena. -- On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone; producing bone; as, osteogenetic tissue; the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum.

Producing young while in the immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc.

Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process. -- Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to pangenesis.

Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. -- Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pathogenic.

Of or pertaining to perigenesis.

Relating to phylogenesis, or the race history of a type of organism. -- Phy*lo*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

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.

Relating to, or connected with, spermatogenesis; as, spermatogenetic function.

Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; as, the xenogenetic origin of microzymes. Huxley.

An African genet (Genetta pardina). See Genet.