syn|gen|e|sis

syn|gen|e|sis
syn|gen|e|sis «sihn JEHN uh sihs», noun.
Biology. the formation of the germ by fusion of the male and female elements, so that the substance of the embryo is derived from both parents; sexual reproduction.
[< syn- + genesis]

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