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Heterogenesis

Heterogenesis Meaning & Definition
Heterogenesis Definition And Meaning

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

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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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