metagenesis
noun
reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations.
metagenetically
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a word derived from
metagenesis.
Example Sentences
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If, instead of a single individual, several were to be thus developed metagenetically within a pre- existing form, the process would be called one of alternate generation.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Charles Darwin
If, instead of a single individual, several were to be thus developed metagenetically within a pre-existing form, the process would be called one of alternate generation.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Charles Darwin
