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al·ter·na·tion
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alternation of generations
the production within the life cycle of an organism of alternating asexual and sexual reproductive forms. It occurs in many plants and lower animals -
ablaut
vowel gradation, esp in Indo-European languages -
heterogenesis
Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations. -
heterogony
the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes. -
metagenesis
reproduction characterized by the alternation of a sexual generation and a generation that reproduces asexually; alternation of generations. -
paradiddle
an exercise or sequence performed typically on the snare drum, marked by four basic beats with alternation of the right hand and left hand on successive strong beats, and begun and ended slowly with a dramatic increase in tempo in the middle.