metagenesis: Meaning and Definition of

met•a•gen•e•sis

Pronunciation: (met"u-jen'u-sis), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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