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noun
A theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
From holo- + -genesis, from Italian ologenesi, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation”).
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