noun
- the origin and development of living organisms; the study of how life arises and evolves
Usage: formal; scientific
Examples
- The theory of biogeny explains how simple organisms gradually became more complex over millions of years.
- Scientists studying biogeny investigate the chemical processes that may have led to the first living cells.
- Biogeny and evolution are closely related fields in modern biology.
- Early theories of biogeny were challenged by new genetic evidence.
- The question of biogeny—how life began—remains one of science's greatest mysteries.