teleogenesis

English

noun
Definitions
  • (cybernetics) Autonomous setting of goals
  • (dated) A regime of controlled, intentional reproduction
  • (biology) The preferential evolution of features and organs in certain ways

Etymology

Prefix from English genesis (production).

Origin

English

genesis

Gloss

production

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