metagenesis

[ met-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Biology.

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

Origin of metagenesis

First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM metagenesis

met·a·ge·net·ic

[met-uh-juh-net-ik], /ˌmɛt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, met·a·gen·ic, adjectivemet·a·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby metagenesis

metaethics, metafemale, metafiction, metagalaxy, metage, metagenesis, metagnathous, Metagonimus, metaherpetic keratitis, metal, metalanguage

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Example sentences from the Web for metagenesis

A third way in which metagenesis might originate is through polymorphosis.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
There are some species which, having no hydroid or strobila state, mature without alternation of generation (metagenesis).
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
The term Nurse (German Amme), employed for the asexual generations in metagenesis, may advantageously be dropped altogether.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for metagenesis

metagenesis

/ (ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

another name for alternation of generations

Derived forms of metagenesis

metagenetic (ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or metagenic, adjectivemetagenetically, adverb

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Medical definitions for metagenesis

metagenesis

[ mĕt′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

alternation of generations

单词	metagenesis
释义	metagenesis [ met-uh-jen-uh-sis ] / ˌmɛt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / noun Biology. reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations. Origin of metagenesis First recorded in 1885–90; meta- + genesis OTHER WORDS FROM metagenesis met·a·ge·net·ic [met-uh-juh-net-ik], /ˌmɛt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, met·a·gen·ic, adjectivemet·a·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby metagenesis metaethics, metafemale, metafiction, metagalaxy, metage, metagenesis, metagnathous, Metagonimus, metaherpetic keratitis, metal, metalanguage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metagenesis A third way in which metagenesis might originate is through polymorphosis. Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)\|August Weismann There are some species which, having no hydroid or strobila state, mature without alternation of generation (metagenesis). The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold The term Nurse (German Amme), employed for the asexual generations in metagenesis, may advantageously be dropped altogether. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for metagenesis metagenesis / (ˌmɛtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) / noun another name for alternation of generations Derived forms of metagenesis metagenetic (ˌmɛtədʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or metagenic, adjectivemetagenetically, 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 metagenesis metagenesis [ mĕt′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ] n. alternation of generations The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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