Autogenesis
# Autogenesis

Autogenesis may refer to:

* Abiogenesis, the origination of life from non-living things, as believed by Aristotle and in modern evolutionary theory
* Orthogenesis, a discredited evolutionary idea that hypothesised a directed teleological form of evolution
* "Christ the Autogenes" in gnostic texts such as the Secret Book of John
* Autogeny, the reproductive strategy in insects in which the bodily food reserves of an adult female will support reproduction without feeding, particularly without a blood meal before oviposition
* The highest stage in the development of complex adaptive systems in Viable System Theory
* Autogenesis, a proposed kind of thermodynamic synergy that the first living creature may have possessed

Autogenous may refer to:

* Autogenous tissue in autotransplantation (tissue transplanted from elsewhere in an individual's own body)
* Autogenous weld, using no filler metal
* Autogenous grinding mill, in which ore grinds itself through tumbling impacts
* Autogenous models for the origins of cellular features, such as membrane-bound organelles or flagella
* Autogenous pyrometallurgy, in which the feedstock contains enough combustible material to fuel its own heating
* Autogenous training, a psychological technique for guiding one's own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors

Autogenic may refer to:

* Autogenic training, a desensitization-relaxation technique to alleviate stress
* Autogenic succession, ecological change driven by the organisms present in an environment
* Autogenic inhibition reflex, by which a muscle under high tension relaxes itself to avoid injury
