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Noun: blastogenesis  ,blas-tu'je-nu-sis
  1. Asexual reproduction by budding
    "Hydra demonstrate blastogenesis as their primary form of reproduction"
     
  2. Theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
    "Weismann's theory of blastogenesis was influential in early genetics"

Type of: agamogenesis, asexual reproduction, theory

Encyclopedia: Blastogenesis