Definitions for xenogenesisˌzɛn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌzi nə-; zəˈnɒdʒ ə ni
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
xen•o•gen•e•sisˌzɛn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌzi nə-; zəˈnɒdʒ ə ni(n.)
also xe•nog•e•ny
Category: Biology
Ref: heterogenesis. 1
the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent.
Category: Biology
Origin of xenogenesis:
1865–70
xen`o•ge•net′ic-dʒəˈnɛt ɪk(adj.)xen`o•gen′ic
Princeton's WordNet
alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis(noun)
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Wiktionary
xenogenesis(Noun)
A foreign origin or source.
xenogenesis(Noun)
The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.
Webster Dictionary
Xenogenesis(noun)
same as Heterogenesis
Xenogenesis(noun)
the fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another
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