digenesis


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digenesis

(daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
n
(Biology) zoology another name for alternation of generations
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digenesis

successive reproduction by two different processes, sexual in one generation and asexual in the following generation. — digenetic, adj.
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Noun1.digenesis - alternation of sexual and asexual generations
metagenesis
alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis - the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
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