xenogenesis
xenogenesis Lexical Profile
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• noun
The creation or generation of something that is entirely foreign, alien, or unnatural, a concept frequently explored in speculative science fiction.
"The science fiction trilogy uses xenogenesis as a central theme, exploring the moral implications of humans breeding with an extraterrestrial species."
The hypothetical biological reproduction in which the offspring is completely different in morphology and traits from either parent, historically associated with theories of alternating generations.
"Before the mechanisms of modern genetics were understood, some naturalists theorized that xenogenesis could explain the sudden appearance of radically distinct offspring."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century from the Greek 'xenos' (stranger, guest, alien) and 'genesis' (origin, creation).