heterogony

noun het·er·og·o·ny \ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-gə-nē\

Definition of HETEROGONY

: alternation of generations; especially : alternation of a dioecious with a parthenogenetic generation

— het·ero·gon·ic \ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈgä-nik\ adjective

circa 1887

Medical Dictionary

noun het·er·og·o·ny \ˌhet-ə-ˈräg-ə-nē\

plural het·er·og·o·nies

: alternation of generations; especially : alternation of a dioecious generation with a parthenogenetic one

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