heterogenesis: Meaning and Definition of

het•er•o•gen•e•sis

Pronunciation: (het"ur-u-jen'u-sis), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. alternation of generations, esp. the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
  2. abiogenesis.
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