Heterogenetic parasite
heterogenetic parasite n.
A parasite whose life cycle involves an alternation of generations.
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[het-uh-roh-juh-net-ik] /ˌhɛt ə roʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis. heterogenic het·er·o·gen·ic (hět’ə-rō-jěn’ĭk) or het·er·o·ge·ne·ic (-jə-nē’ĭk) adj. Relating to different gene constitutions, especially with respect to different species. heterogenetic het·er·o·ge·net·ic (hět’ə-rō-jə-nět’ĭk) adj. Relating to heterogenesis.
- Heterogenic enterobacterial antigen
heterogenic enterobacterial antigen heterogenic en·ter·o·bac·te·ri·al antigen (ěn’tə-rō-bāk-tēr’ē-əl) n. See common antigen.
- Heterogenote
heterogenote het·er·o·ge·note (hět’ə-rō-jē’nōt’) n. A microorganism containing an exogenous piece of genetic material that differs from the corresponding region of its original genome, but in a limited way resembles a heterozygote.
- Heterogenous
[het-uh-roj-uh-nuh s] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə nəs/ adjective, Biology, Pathology. 1. having its source or origin outside the organism; having a foreign origin. /ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs/ adjective 1. (biology, med) not originating within the body; of foreign origin: a heterogenous skin graft Compare autogenous adj. 1690s, less-correct form of heterogeneous. Related: Heterogeneity. heterogenous het·er·og·e·nous (hět’ə-rŏj’ə-nəs) adj. Not arising […]
- Heteroglossia
noun the existence of two or more voices within a text, esp. conflicting discourses within a linguistic activity as between the narrative voice and the characters in a novel Word Origin coined by Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, Russian philosopher