heterogony
noun
het·er·og·o·ny
ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-gə-nē 
1
: alternation of generations
especially
: alternation of a dioecious with a parthenogenetic generation
2
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heterogony
noun
het·er·og·o·ny
ˌhet-ə-ˈräg-ə-nē
plural heterogonies
1
: alternation of generations
especially
: alternation of a dioecious generation with a parthenogenetic one
2
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