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pangenesis

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pan⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [pan-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun Biology.
the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
Origin:
1868; pan- + genesis; term introduced by Charles Darwin

Related forms:
pan⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [pan-juh-net-ik] , adjective
pan⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pan·gen·e·sis   (pān-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  A theory of heredity proposed by Charles Darwin in which gemmules containing hereditary information from every part of the body coalesce in the gonads and are incorporated into the reproductive cells.
pan'ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj., pan'ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pan·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: (')pan-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pan·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: a hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that circulate freely throughout the system,multiply by subdivision, and collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent —pan·ge·net·ic /"pan-j&-'net-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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