1. Plural of monogeny; the theory or belief that all humans descended from a single pair of ancestors.
Usage: anthropology; historical; contrasts with polygenism
2. Plural of monogeny; reproduction or development from a single source or parent organism.
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• Early anthropologists debated between monogenies and polygenies as explanations for human diversity.
• The concept of monogenies suggests that all human populations share a common ancestral origin.
• In biology, monogenies refers to organisms that reproduce through a single parent.
• Nineteenth-century scholars often supported monogenies to explain the unity of the human species.
• Some religious traditions align with the monogenies view of human creation.