Life cycle definition

Life cycle

Topics Life cycle Definition

WordNet

(1) A series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage

(2) The course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

WiktionaryText

the course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death
the useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society