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Meaning of gemmule

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

gemmule

noun

Definitions

  1. A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges.

  2. A hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity according to pangenesis theory.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gemmule

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spiculesgamodemegermiparitygermenmixisembryogonyembryogenygermline