heterogenesis

== English == === Etymology === From hetero- +‎ -genesis. === Noun === heterogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural heterogeneses) (biology) Abnormal organic development. (biology) Abiogenesis. (prescientifically) Spontaneous generation. (biology) The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle. Synonyms: metagenesis, alternation of generations Antonym: homogenesis ==== Derived terms ==== heterogenetic ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === heterogenises