metagenesis

[ met-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

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

Origin of metagenesis

1
First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis

Other words from metagenesis

  • met·a·ge·net·ic [met-uh-juh-net-ik], /ˌmɛt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, met·a·gen·ic, adjective
  • met·a·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for metagenesis

metagenesis

/ (ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /


noun

Derived forms of metagenesis

  • metagenetic (ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or metagenic, adjective
  • metagenetically, adverb

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