blastogenesis

American

[blas-tuh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌblæs təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Biology.

reproduction by budding.
the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.

blastogenesis British

/ ˌblæstəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm See also pangenesis
asexual reproduction, esp budding

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Other Word Forms

blastogenic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of blastogenesis

First recorded in 1885–90; blasto- + -genesis

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