What does heterogenesis mean?
Definitions for heterogenesis
ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs; -əˈrɒdʒ ə nihet·ero·ge·n·e·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesisnoun
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Wiktionary
heterogenesisnoun
Abnormal organic development.
heterogenesisnoun
The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle.
Wikipedia
heterogenesis
Albert von Kölliker (born Rudolf Albert Kölliker; 6 July 1817 – 2 November 1905) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist.
Webster Dictionary
Heterogenesisnoun
spontaneous generation, so called
Heterogenesisnoun
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
Etymology: [Hetero- + genesis.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Heterogenesis
het-er-ō-gen′e-sis, n. (biol.) spontaneous generation, abiogenesis: generation in which the offspring differs in structure and habit from the parent animal or plant, the ancestral characteristics, however, ultimately reappearing—Xenogenesis and Alternate generation are other names—also Heterog′eny.—adj. Heterogenet′ic. [Gr. heteros, other, genesis, generation.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heterogenesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heterogenesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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