"metagenesis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛtəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ Forms: metageneses [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + -genesis. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meta|genesis}} meta- + -genesis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|metageneses}} metagenesis (usually uncountable, plural metageneses)
  1. (biology) The production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: alternation of generations, heterogenesis Related terms: monogenesis, parthenogenesis

Inflected forms

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