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het•er•o•gen•e•sis
Pronunciation: (het"ur-u-jen'u-sis), [key]—
n. Biol.
1. Also,het•er•og•e•nyPronunciation: (het"u-roj'u-nē). [key]alternation of generations, esp. the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
2. abiogenesis.
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