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Noun Concept
Categories: Histologists, Plant reproduction, Swiss biologists, Recipients of the Copley Medal, 19th-century Swiss zoologists
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alternation of generations  heterogenesis  xenogenesis  alteration of generations  Alternating generations
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The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal WordNet 3.0
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The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Alternation of generations is the predominant type of life cycle in plants and algae. Wikipedia
The birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle. Wiktionary