Usually means: Variation in characteristics across generations.
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  1. heterogeny: Merriam-Webster
  2. heterogeny: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heterogeny: Wordnik
  4. heterogeny: Wiktionary
  5. Heterogeny, heterogeny: Dictionary.com
  6. Heterogeny: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. heterogeny: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Heterogeny: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. heterogeny: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Heterogeny: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. heterogeny: Encyclopedia

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  2. heterogeny: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (heterogeny)

▸ noun:  (biology) the condition or state of being heterogenous
▸ noun:  (biology) heterogenesis

Similar:
heterogeneicity, heterogenicity, heteromorphy, heterogenecity, heteronomy, heteroploidy, heterokaryosis, heteroblasty, heterophyly, heterospecificity, more...

Opposite:
homogeneity, uniformity, consistency

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Similar:
heterogeneicity, heterogenicity, heteromorphy, heterogenecity, heteronomy, heteroploidy, heterokaryosis, heteroblasty, heterophyly, heterospecificity, more...

Opposite:
homogeneity, uniformity, consistency



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