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idioplasm definition

idio·plasm (-plaz′əm)

noun

the chromatin in a cell regarded as the part of the cell transmitting hereditary qualities

Etymology: idio- + -plasm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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