NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 4. Animal kingdom
Metagenesis refers to
- A occurrence of a drastic change in form dur ing postembryonic development
- B presence of a segmented body and parthe nogenetic mode of reproduction
- C presence of different morphic forms
- D alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism.
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(D) alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism.
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(d) : An alternation of generation between asexual and sexual phases of an organism is referred to as metagenesis. \(E.g.\) in Obelia (a coelenterate), polyps reproduce asexually and medusae reproduce sexually.
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