denovoBildung
denovoBildung is a term used in German-language scientific literature to denote the formation of a structure, feature, or substance from scratch, rather than by modification of an existing entity. The English equivalent is de novo formation. It is used across disciplines such as biology, chemistry, geology, and materials science to signal origination rather than transformation.
In biology and genetics, denovoBildung encompasses de novo gene birth, the emergence of new genes from noncoding
In chemistry, denovoBildung refers to synthesis or formation of compounds from simple starting materials, as opposed
The term is often used descriptively with more specific qualifiers in each field, such as de novo