(biology) The phenomenon in which one generation of certain plants and animals reproduces asexually, followed by a sexually reproducing generation. Also known as alternation of generations.
metagenesis
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Alternation of generations; there are alternate sexual and asexual cycles of reproduction in the one species.
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alternation of sexual and asexual generations
Synonym: digenesis
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