alternate generation

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   Each of the two forms of an organism whose life cycle involves alternation of…

   Each of the two forms of an organism whose life cycle involves alternation of generations, or the fact of such alternation occurring in a given organism.

   • If, instead of a single individual, several were to be thus developed metagenetically within a pre-existing form, the process would be called one of alternate generation.
   • On the female side, the alternate generation is a small collection of cells, called an embryo sac, that is hidden away deep inside the reproductive parts of the maple tree.

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