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epigenesis
noun(epi-gen-e-sis)
development of a plant or animal from an egg or spore through a series of processes in which unorganized cell masses differentiate into organs and organ systems; also : the theory that plant and animal development proceeds in this way
epigenesis
noun(epi-gen-e-sis)
change in the mineral character of a rock owing to outside influences

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