preformationism
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From preformation + -ism.
Noun
[edit]preformationism (uncountable)
- (biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)
Translations
[edit]the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form
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