hybridogenesis
English
editEtymology
editFrom hybrid + -o- + -genesis.
Noun
edithybridogenesis (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.