heterogenesis
Also het·er·og·e·ny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee]. /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/. alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
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How to use heterogenesis in a sentence
She would be called in England a charwoman, but in this America of the vast mongrel heterogenesis she is an unclassified laborer.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneDifferences between seasonal dimorphism and other cases of heterogenesis, 89.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannIn seasonal dimorphism the differences between the two generations are much less than in other cases of heterogenesis.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannIndeed, until it has been cleared up somewhat, it is not very evident what good Experimentation on heterogenesis can do.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology | William JacksonThe true status of the evolution hypothesis is really no higher than that of the hypothesis of heterogenesis.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for heterogenesis
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /
another name for alternation of generations, abiogenesis
Derived forms of heterogenesis
- heterogenetic (ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or heterogenic, adjective
- heterogenetically, adverb
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