hybridogenesis
A form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than…A form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded. It occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded. It occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.
Origin
From hybrid + -o- + -genesis.From hybrid + -o- + -genesis.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhybridogenic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable