1、In biology, heterogenesis refers to the process of reproduction in which an organism produces offspring that are significantly different from itself.
生物学中，异化指的是一种繁殖过程，该过程中一个生物会生成与自身显著不同的后代。
2、Heterogenesis can also refer to the phenomenon in which the characteristics of an organism change over time, resulting in the development of new traits.
异化也可以指的是生物特征随时间变化的现象，从而导致新特征的发展。