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The living organisms arise from a pre-existing living organism. This principle is known as___ .

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The principle of biogenesis states that all living organisms arise from a pre-existing living organism. The theory of biogenesis is attributed to Louis Pasteur. The theory states that life comes from pre-existing life, by means of reproduction. Living beings do not arise from non-living things.

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