- the hypothetical descent of the human race from a single pair of individuals.
- the hypothetical descent of all living things from a single cell.
- the hypothetical descent of all organisms from a single cell or organism
- asexual reproduction in animals
- the direct development of an ovum into an organism resembling the adult
- the hypothetical descent of all human beings from a single pair of ancestors
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