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xenogenesis Synonyms

Another word for xenogenesis

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• noun (Context 1)

The hypothetical biological reproduction in which the offspring is completely different in morphology and traits from either parent, historically associated with theories of alternating generations.

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"Before the mechanisms of modern genetics were understood, some naturalists theorized that xenogeny could explain the sudden appearance of radically distinct offspring."

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xenogeny
heterogenesis

Opposites of xenogenesis

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homogenesis
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