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单词 heterogenesis
释义

heterogenesis

[ het-er-uh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Biology.

Also het·er·og·e·ny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee]. /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/. alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
abiogenesis.

Origin of heterogenesis

First recorded in 1850–55; hetero- + -genesis

Words nearby heterogenesis

heterogeneity, heterogeneous, heterogeneous nuclear RNA, heterogeneous radiation, heterogeneous system, heterogenesis, heterogenetic, heterogenetic antigen, heterogenetic parasite, heterogenic, heterogenic enterobacterial antigen
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Example sentences from the Web for heterogenesis

  • Differences between seasonal dimorphism and other cases of heterogenesis, 89.

    Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
  • Indeed, until it has been cleared up somewhat, it is not very evident what good Experimentation on Heterogenesis can do.

    The Philosophy of Natural Theology|William Jackson
  • The true status of the evolution hypothesis is really no higher than that of the hypothesis of heterogenesis.

    The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
  • In seasonal dimorphism the differences between the two generations are much less than in other cases of heterogenesis.

    Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

British Dictionary definitions for heterogenesis

heterogenesis
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

another name for alternation of generations, abiogenesis

Derived forms of heterogenesis

heterogenetic (ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or heterogenic, adjectiveheterogenetically, adverb
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

Medical definitions for heterogenesis

heterogenesis
[ hĕt′ə-rō-jĕnĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The production of offspring unlike the parents.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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