pangenesis

[ pan-jen-uh-sis ]

/ pænˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

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 of pangenesis

1868; pan- + genesis; term introduced by Charles Darwin

OTHER WORDS FROM pangenesis

pan·ge·net·ic

[pan-juh-net-ik], /ˌpæn dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectivepan·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby pangenesis

panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou, Pangloss, Panglossian, pangola grass

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Example sentences from the Web for pangenesis

He sets forth in considerable detail a doctrine of pangenesis, not wholly unlike that of Darwin.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
I now saw that I had got my hands full, and abandoned my intention of touching upon “Pangenesis.”
Unconscious Memory|Samuel Butler
By means of these illustrations the hypothesis of pangenesis has, I hope, been rendered intelligible.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
This theory of Pangenesis, in the shape in which Darwin promulgated it, has dropped out of consideration almost entirely.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker

Towards the end of the work I give my well-abused hypothesis of Pangenesis.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for pangenesis

pangenesis

/ (pænˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

a former theory of heredity, that each body cell produces hereditary particles that circulate in the blood before collecting in the reproductive cellsSee also blastogenesis (def. 1)

Derived forms of pangenesis

pangenetic (ˌpændʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectivepangenetically, adverb

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单词	pangenesis
释义	pangenesis [ pan-jen-uh-sis ] / pænˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / 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 of pangenesis 1868; pan- + genesis; term introduced by Charles Darwin OTHER WORDS FROM pangenesis pan·ge·net·ic [pan-juh-net-ik], /ˌpæn dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectivepan·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby pangenesis panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou, Pangloss, Panglossian, pangola grass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pangenesis He sets forth in considerable detail a doctrine of pangenesis, not wholly unlike that of Darwin. The Legacy of Greece\|Various I now saw that I had got my hands full, and abandoned my intention of touching upon “Pangenesis.” Unconscious Memory\|Samuel Butler By means of these illustrations the hypothesis of pangenesis has, I hope, been rendered intelligible. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Darwin This theory of Pangenesis, in the shape in which Darwin promulgated it, has dropped out of consideration almost entirely. The Meaning of Evolution\|Samuel Christian Schmucker Towards the end of the work I give my well-abused hypothesis of Pangenesis. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin British Dictionary definitions for pangenesis pangenesis / (pænˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) / noun a former theory of heredity, that each body cell produces hereditary particles that circulate in the blood before collecting in the reproductive cellsSee also blastogenesis (def. 1) Derived forms of pangenesis pangenetic (ˌpændʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectivepangenetically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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