metagenesis
[ met-uh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /
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noun Biology.
reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations.
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met·a·ge·net·ic [met-uh-juh-net-ik], /ˌmɛt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, met·a·gen·ic, adjectivemet·a·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby metagenesis
metaethics, metafemale, metafiction, metagalaxy, metage, metagenesis, metagnathous, Metagonimus, metaherpetic keratitis, metal, metalanguage
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metagenesis
[ mĕt′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]
n.
alternation of generations
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