alternation of generations

English Thesaurus

1. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	organic phenomenon,
definition	:	(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	digenesis, metagenesis,
definition	:	alternation of sexual and asexual generations (noun.phenomenon)