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heterogony
[het-uh-rog-uh-nee]
noun
the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes.
the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
heterogony
/ ˌɛəˈɒɡəɪ /
noun
biology the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations in rotifers and similar animals
the condition in plants, such as the primrose, of having flowers that differ from each other in the length of their stamens and styles Compare homogony
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌٱˈDzDzԴdzܲ adjective
- ˌٱˈDzDzԴdzܲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heterogony1
Example Sentences
Adaptations for Pollination of the Stigma 114 Close and Cross Fertilization, Anemophilous and Entomophilous 115Dichogamy and Heterogony 116� 2.
Heterogony, Heterogone, or Heterogonous, with stamens and pistil reciprocally of two sorts, 116.
Moreover, there are two arrangements for cross fertilization common to hermaphrodite flowers in various different families of plants, which have received special names, Dichogamy and Heterogony.
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