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blastogenesis

[blas-tuh-jen-uh-sis]

noun Biology.

reproduction by budding.

the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.

Origin:
1885–90; blasto- + -genesis

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the close external resemblance of an organism to some different organism, such that it benefits from mistaken identity, as seeming to be unpalatable

variation in traits such as body weight or height in which a series of types are distributed on a continuum, not grouped into discrete categories

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blastogenesis (ˌblæstəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

—n
1.	See also pangenesis the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
2.	asexual reproduction, esp budding

blasto'genic

—*adj*

blastoge'netic

—*adj*

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Medical Dictionary

blastogenesis blas·to·gen·e·sis (blās'tə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.

Reproduction of unicellular organisms by budding.
Development of an embryo during cleavage and germ layer formation.
Transformation of small lymphocytes of human peripheral blood into large, undifferentiated cells capable of undergoing mitosis.

blas'to·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) or blas'to·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.

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