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dysgenesis
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dys·gen·e·sis  (ds-jn-ss)
n.
Defective or abnormal development of an organ, especially of the gonads.
dysgenesis
lack of or partial fertility, as found in hybrids like the mule, which cannot breed amongst themselves but only with the parent stock. — dysgenetic, adj.
See also: Heredity
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Noun1.dysgenesis - infertility between hybrids
infertility, sterility - the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate


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