blastogenesis

[ blas-tuh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Biology.

1. reproduction by budding.
2. the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.

blastogenesis

/ ˌblæstəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm See also pangenesis
2. asexual reproduction, esp budding

Derived Forms

• ˌblastoˈgenic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blastogenesis¹

First recorded in 1885–90; blasto- + -genesis