DYSGENESIS

dysgenesis

(noun) infertility between hybrids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dysgenesis (plural dysgeneses)

(medicine) Defective development

Source: Wiktionary


Dys*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. dys- + genesis.] (Biol.)

Definition: A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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