shì
dài
jiāo

technical
noun

Meaning of 世代交替

世代交替 means alternation of generations; the alternation between sexual and asexual reproduction in an organism's life cycle. Pronounced shì dài jiāo tì.

  • alternation of generations; the alternation between sexual and asexual reproduction in an organism's life cycle

Definitions & Examples

Shuǐ
de
shēng
huó
shǐ
zhōng
cún
zài
míng
xiǎn
de
shì
dài
jiāo
xiàn
xiàng
 

Hydra exhibits a clear alternation of generations in its life cycle.

duō
zǎo
lèi
tōng
guò
shì
dài
jiāo
lái
wán
chéng
shēng
huó
shǐ
 

Many algae complete their life cycles through alternation of generations.

Tái
xiǎn
zhí
de
shì
dài
jiāo
zhōng
 
pèi
zhàn
yōu
shì
 

In bryophytes' alternation of generations, the gametophyte generation is dominant.

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