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metagenesis

[ met-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

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


metagenesis

/ ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk; ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for alternation of generations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈԱپ, adverb
  • metagenetic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···Ա· [met-, uh, -j, uh, -, net, -ik], a·i adjective
  • a··Աi·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of metagenesis1

First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis
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Example Sentences

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Metamorphosis, however, graduates so insensibly into metagenesis, that the two processes cannot be distinctly separated.

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Metamorphosis, however, graduates so insensibly, into metagenesis, that the two processes cannot be distinctly separated.

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