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The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
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heterogenesis
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) abnormal organic development. 2 (context biology English) The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal [syn: alternation of generations , xenogenesis ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heterogenesis \Het`er*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Hetero- + genesis.] (Biol.) Spontaneous generation, so called. (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing offspring different in habit ...