Biogenesis
Biogenesis ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Greek bi`os life + {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, birth.]
(a)
(Biology) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis.
(b)
(Biology) Life development generally.
2.
the production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Also: Biogeny