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Metagenesis vs Mutagenesis - What's the difference?

metagenesis | mutagenesis |

As nouns the difference between metagenesis and mutagenesis

is that metagenesis is the production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations while mutagenesis is the creation or formation of a genetic mutation.

metagenesis

English

Noun

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  • (biology) the production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations

    • Synonyms

    * alternation of generations

    mutagenesis

    English

    (wikipedia mutagenesis)

    Noun

    (mutageneses)
  • (genetics) the creation or formation of a genetic mutation

    • Related terms

    * mutagenic * mutagenetic

    References

    * Matsumura I., O'Loughlin T., Patrick W. Protein Engineering Design and Selection 2006 19(10):439-442