xenogenesis

American  

[zen-uh-jen-uh-sis, zee-nuh-] / ˌzɛn əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌzi nə- /

Also xenogeny

noun

Biology.

1. heterogenesis.

2. the supposed generation of offspring completely and permanently different from the parent.

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xenogenesis British  

/ ˌzɛnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk, ˌzɛnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the supposed production of offspring completely unlike either parent

2. another name for abiogenesis alternation of generations

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Other Word Forms

• xenogenetic
  adjective
• xenogenic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of xenogenesis

First recorded in 1865–70; xeno- + -genesis