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Alternation of generations

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of metagenesis. uncountable

    "Hofmeister (1851) discovered alternation of generations and demonstrated the connection between the pteridophytes and the bryophytes, giving rise to the concept of the archegoniates."

  2. 2
    the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal wordnet

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