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holo- +‎ -genesis, from Italian ologenesi, ultimately from Ancient Greek roots ὅλος (hólos, whole) and γένεσις (génesis, origin, creation).

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hologenesis (uncountable)

  1. A theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.

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