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blastogenesis

[blas-tuh-jen-uh-sis]

noun

Biology.
  1. reproduction by budding.

  2. the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.



blastogenesis

/ ˌæəʊˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm See also pangenesis

  2. asexual reproduction, esp budding

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Other Word Forms

  • ˌٴˈԾ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blastogenesis1

First recorded in 1885–90; blasto- + -genesis

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