hybridogenesis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hybrid + -o- + -genesis.
Noun
[edit]hybridogenesis (uncountable)
- (biology) A form of reproduction resembling parthenogenesis, but hemiclonal rather than completely asexual: half the genome is passed intact to the next generation, while the other half is discarded. It occurs in some animals that are hybrids between species.