Blastogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blastogenesis \Blas`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E.
     genesis.] (Biol.)
     Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  blastogenesis
       n 1: asexual reproduction by budding
       2: theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by
          germ plasm