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pangenesis definition

pan·gen·esis (pan jen′ə sis)

noun

a former hypothesis of heredity in which each unit or cell of the body throws off very minute particles (pangenes) into the blood which circulate freely, undergo division, and are collected in the reproductive cells as the units of hereditary transmission

Etymology: ModL: see pan- & -genesis

Related Forms:

  • pangenetic pan′·ge·net′·ic (-jə net′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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