sporogony

Noun

Meaning

The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ.

Examples

Heteroxenous: alternates between vertebrate host (in which merogony occurs) and invertebrate host (in which sporogony occurs). Source: Internet

The coccidian lifecycle involves merogony, gametogony, and sporogony. Source: Internet

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