pangenesis
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pan·gen·e·sis
(păn-jĕn′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-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
pan′ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.
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pangenesis
(pænˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)n
(Biology) a former theory of heredity, that each body cell produces hereditary particles that circulate in the blood before collecting in the reproductive cells. See also blastogenesis1
pangenetic adj
ˌpangeˈnetically adv
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pangenesis
the theory advanced by Darwin, now rejected, that each part of the body is represented in each cell by gemmules, which are the basic units of hereditary transmission. — pangenetic, adj.
See also: Evolutionthe theory advanced by Darwin, now rejected, that transmission of traits is caused by every cell’s throwing off particles called gemmules, which are the basic units of hereditary transmission. The gemmules were said to have collected in the reproductive cells, thus ensuring that each cell is represented in the germ cells. Cf. blastogenesis. — pangenetic, adj.
See also: Heredity-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Pangenesis