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nomogenesis

noun no·mo·gen·e·sis \ˌnō-mə-ˈjen-ə-səs\
plural no·mo·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of NOMOGENESIS

:  a theory of evolution that regards evolutionary change as due to inherent orderly processes fundamental to organic nature and independent of environmental influences

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