xenogenesis: Meaning and Definition of

xen•o•gen•e•sis

Pronunciation: (zen"u-jen'u-sis, zē"nu-), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. heterogenesis (def. 1).
  2. the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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