metagenesis

noun meta·gen·e·sis \-ˈje-nə-səs\

Definition of METAGENESIS

: alternation of generations in animals; especially : regular alternation of a sexual and an asexual generation

— meta·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈne-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: 1849

Medical Dictionary

noun meta·gen·e·sis \-ˈjen-ə-səs\

plural meta·gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: alternation of generations; especially : regular alternation of a sexual and an asexual generation

—meta·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈnet-ik\ adjective

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