What does dysgenesis mean?

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dys·ge·n·e·sis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dysgenesisnoun

    infertility between hybrids

Wiktionary

  1. dysgenesisnoun

    Defective development

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  1. dysgenesis

    Dysgenesis generally refers to the defective development, or abnormal formation or growth, of a tissue, organ, or entire organism. This can occur as a result of genetic disorders, environmental factors, or diseases. Dysgenesis can affect both physical and cognitive development.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dysgenesisnoun

    a condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race

  2. Etymology: [Pref. dys- + genesis.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dysgenesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dysgenesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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