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Epigenesis

see synonyms of epigenesis

Noun

1. epigenesis

a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed

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Epigenesis

see synonyms of epigenesis
noun
1. 
the widely accepted theory that an individual animal or plant develops by the gradual differentiation and elaboration of a fertilized egg cell
Compare preformation (sense 2)
2. 
the formation or alteration of rocks after the surrounding rock has been formed
3. 
alteration of the mineral composition of a rock by external agents: a type of metamorphism

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Epigenesis

see synonyms of epigenesis
noun
1.  Biology
the theory that the embryo, influenced by its internal and external environment, develops progressively by stages, forming structures that were not originally present in the egg
see also preformation
2.  Geology
a type of metamorphism in which the mineral content of a rock changes as a result of external influences
3.  Medicine
a. 
the appearing of secondary symptoms
b. 
a secondary symptom

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Epigenesis

see synonyms of epigenesis
n.
1. Biology The theory that an individual is developed by successive differentiation of an unstructured egg rather than by a simple enlarging of a preformed entity.
2. Geology Change in the mineral content of a rock because of outside influences.

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