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BLASTOGENESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("blastogenesis" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Derivation:
blastogenetic (of or relating to blastogenesis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Asexual reproduction by budding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("blastogenesis" is a kind of...):
agamogenesis; asexual reproduction (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)
Derivation:
blastogenetic (of or relating to blastogenesis)
