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heterogenesis
[ het-er-uh-jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- Also het·er·og·e·ny [] alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
heterogenesis
/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
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Derived Forms
- heterogenetic, adjective
- ˌheterogeˈnetically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heterogenesis1
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Example Sentences
She would be called in England a charwoman, but in this America of the vast mongrel heterogenesis she is an unclassified laborer.
Differences between seasonal dimorphism and other cases of heterogenesis, 89.
In seasonal dimorphism the differences between the two generations are much less than in other cases of heterogenesis.
Indeed, until it has been cleared up somewhat, it is not very evident what good Experimentation on Heterogenesis can do.
The true status of the evolution hypothesis is really no higher than that of the hypothesis of heterogenesis.
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