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1. (n.) heterogenesis
alternation of generations, esp. the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
Etymology: (1850–55)
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1. (noun) alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
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1. (noun) heterogenesis
spontaneous generation, so called
2. (noun) heterogenesis
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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