About The Word Heterogenesis
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Heterogenesis
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What's The Definition Of Heterogenesis?
[n] the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Synonyms | Synonyms for Heterogenesis: alternation of generations | xenogenesis Related Terms | Find terms related to Heterogenesis: See Also | digenesis | metagenesis | organic phenomenon Heterogenesis In Webster's Dictionary \Het`er*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Hetero- + genesis.]
1. (Biol.) Spontaneous generation, so called.
2. (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the
successive generations differ from each other, the parent
organism producing offspring different in habit and
structure from itself, the original form, however,
reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to
{homogenesis}, or {gamogenesis}.
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