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metagenesis

American  
[met-uh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌmɛt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Biology.

  1. reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations.

metagenesis British  
/ ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk, ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for alternation of generations

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Etymology

Origin of metagenesis

First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis

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