a. [ Pref. epi- + Gr.
n. [ Pref. epi- + genesis. ] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of
n. (Biol.) One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]