Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The generation or origination of an organism from plasma.
- noun The formation or production of the first living beings, as contrasted with autogeny or the production of the first living matter.
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Creation, "and explains the origin of the first and most simple organic individuals either through what he calls _autogony_ in an inorganic fluid, or through _plasmogony_ in an organic fluid -- a plasma or protoplasma.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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