"digenesis" meaning in English

See digenesis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ [UK] Forms: digeneses [plural]
Etymology: di- + -genesis Etymology templates: {{confix|en|di|genesis}} di- + -genesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|digeneses}} digenesis (countable and uncountable, plural digeneses)
  1. (biology) The alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: metagenesis Derived forms: digenetic Related terms: parthenogenesis

Inflected forms

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