diplogenesis

noun

dip·​lo·​genesis

¦diplō+

: a hypothetical production of changes in the germplasm corresponding to acquired modification of somatic structure compare lamarckism

diplogenetic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dipl- + genesis

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