METAGENESIS

metagenesis, digenesis

(noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

metagenesis (usually uncountable, plural metageneses)

(biology) the production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations

Synonyms

• alternation of generations

Source: Wiktionary

Met`a*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. meta- + genesis.]

1. (Biol.)

Definition: The change of form which one animal species undergoes in a series of successively produced individuals, extending from the one developed from the ovum to the final perfected individual. Hence, metagenesis involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual means, either directly or through intervening sexless generations. Opposed to monogenesis. See Alternate generation, under Generation.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous generations; - - in distinction from heterogamy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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