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digenesis

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di⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [dahy-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun Zoology.
alternation of generations.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL; see di- 1 , genesis

Related forms:
di⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [dahy-juh-net-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: di·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: (')dI-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: successive reproduction by sexual and asexual methods
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digenesis di·gen·e·sis (dī-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Reproduction in distinctive patterns in alternate generations, typically involving alternating sexual and asexual cycles in succeeding host organisms, as seen in malarial parasites and certain trematode flatworms.

di'ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj.

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