het·er·og·o·nous (h t  -r g -ns)adj. Characterized by the alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations. het er·ogo·ny n. |
heterogony [ˌhɛtəˈrɒgənɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations in rotifers and similar animals
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) 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
heterogonous adj
heterogonously adv
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