heterogenetic

[het-uh-roh-juh-net-ik]

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.

Also het·er·o·gen·ic

[het-er-uh-jen-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒɛn ɪk/.

Origin of heterogenetic

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -genetic

Related formshet·er·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for heterogenetic

Historical Examples of heterogenetic

The two heterogenetic generations are very different in the parasitic suctorial worms (trematodes).
The Wonders of Life
Ernst Haeckel
Another is the possibility of a descent by leaps, through a metamorphosis of germs or a heterogenetic generation.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality
Rudolf Schmid

heterogenetic in Medicine

heterogenetic

[hĕt′ə-rō-jə-nĕt′ĭk]

adj.

Relating to heterogenesis.

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