• (a.) Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.
Het`er·o·ge·net'ic adjective (Biol.) Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: het′ĕr-ō-jĕ-net′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to heterogenesis.
heterogenesis, heterogenetic, heterogenic 1. The birth or origination of a living being otherwise than from a parent of the same kind. 2. The generation of animals or vegetables of low organization from inorganic matter; abiogenesis; spontaneous generation. 3. In medicine, of a disease: produced by infection from outside the body. 4. Alternation of...