heterogenesis

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

heterogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural heterogeneses)

  1. (biology) Abnormal organic development.
  2. (biology) Abiogenesis.
  3. (prescientifically) Spontaneous generation.
  4. (biology) The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle.
    Synonyms: metagenesis, alternation of generations
    Antonym: homogenesis

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