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digenesis definition

di·gen·esis (dī jen′ə sis)

noun

Biol. successive reproduction by two processes, sexual in one generation and asexual in the next

Etymology: ModL: see di- & genesis

Related Forms:

  • digenetic di′·genet′·ic (dī jə net′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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