metagenesis

American

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

noun

Biology.

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

metagenesis British

/ ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk, ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

another name for alternation of generations

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Other Word Forms

metagenetic

adjective
metagenic

adjective
metagenetically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of metagenesis

First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis

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