|hed.ərō+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + Latin genesis
1. : abiogenesis
2. : alternation of generations: as
a. : alternation of a dioecious and one or more parthenogenetic generations
b. : alternation of a haploid with a diploid generation
|hed.ərō+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + Latin genesis
1. : abiogenesis
2. : alternation of generations: as
a. : alternation of a dioecious and one or more parthenogenetic generations
b. : alternation of a haploid with a diploid generation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012