-genesis

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For the first book of the Bible, see Book of Genesis.

-genesis, from Greek "γεννισις", origin, creation, generation, is a suffix that denotes creation. Related to genos, meaning "race, birth, descent" and genus which shows a relation from the same origin.

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• abiogenesis refers to the theory of a chemical origin of life

• aerogenesis refers to the formation of gas

• angiogenesis refers to the formation of new blood vessels

• anthropogenesis refers to the origin and development of humanity

• baryogenesis refers to the generic designation for the hypothetical physical processes that generated an asymmetry between baryons and anti-baryons in the very early universe.

see also Quantum field theory, Cosmology and Statistical physics

• biogenesis refers to:
  • the theory that only a living organism can produce another living organism
  • the creation of living organisms from other living organisms
  • the supposed recurrence of a species' evolutionary stages during embryonic development, see palingenesis and recapitulation theory

see also biosynthesis and origin of life

• caenogenesis is the introduction of characters or structure not present during the organism's species' evolution during the embryonic stage, as opposed to palingenesis

• cariogenesis refers to the production of dental caries

• chromogenesis refers to the production of coloring matter or pigment

• cosmogenesis refers to the origin and development of the cosmos

• gamogenesis refers to the act of process of sexual reproduction

• gynogenesis is when an egg is activated by a sperm without the fusion of the egg and sperm nuclei

• karyogenesis refers to the formation of the nucles of a cell

• ketogenesis refers to the production of ketone bodies as occurs in diabetes

• merogenesis refers to reproduction by segmentation

• morphogenesis refers to the differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

• oogenesis the formation of human egg cells

• orthogenesis refers to the outdated theory that life has a driving force towards better survival skills.

see also evolution and Lamarckism

• palingenesis refers to the recurrence of a species' evolutionary stages during embryonic development

• parthenogenesis refers to a form of asexual reproduction whereby an unfertilised egg develops into a new individual

• progenesis refers to the attainment of sexual maturity in its larval state

• spermatogenesis is the process by which stem cells develop into mature spermatozoon (sperm)

• symbiogenesis refers to the merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism

• synaptogenesis refers to the creation of new synapses

• teratogenesis refers to congenital malformations

• thermogenesis is the process of heat production.

• ureagenesis refers to the formation of urea, especially the metabolism of amino acids to urea. Also called ureapoiesis.

• virogenesis refers to the production or formation of a virus

• zygogenesis refers to forms of reproduction involving the formation of a zygote