1. the theory that all human beings are descended from a single pair of ancestors
Usage: anthropology
2. reproduction by a single parent without fertilization
Usage: biology
3. the theory that all languages developed from a single original language
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The scientist argued for monogenesis as the origin of human diversity.
• Monogenesis explains how certain organisms reproduce without mating.
• Some linguists support monogenesis to explain language similarities.
• The debate between monogenesis and polygenesis continues in anthropology.
• Bacteria often reproduce through monogenesis rather than sexual reproduction.
• Monogenesis suggests all humans share common ancestors.
• The theory of monogenesis applies to both biological and cultural evolution.