XENOGENESIS

Etymology

Noun

xenogenesis (plural xenogeneses)

A foreign origin or source.

(biology) The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.

Synonyms

• (Of both definitions): xenogeny

• (Of the biological definition only): heterogenesis

Source: Wiktionary


Xen`o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) Same as Heterogenesis. (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an organism of another. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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