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schizogenesis

American  
[skiz-uh-jen-uh-sis, skit-suh-] / ˌskɪz əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌskɪt sə- /

noun

Biology.

  1. reproduction by fission.

schizogenesis British  
/ ˌskɪtsəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌskɪtsəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

  1. asexual reproduction by fission of the parent organism or part

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Other Word Forms

  • schizogenetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of schizogenesis

First recorded in 1890–95; schizo- + -genesis

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Schizogenesis, skiz-ō-jen′e-sis n. reproduction by fission.—adjs.

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