metagenesis

metagenesis is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous generations; -- in distinction from heterogamy.
3. noun. alternation of sexual and asexual generations

   Synonyms: digenesis

Synonyms

digenesis

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