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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pan•gen•e•sis (pan jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- Biologythe 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.
- term introduced by Charles Darwin 1868; pan- + genesis
pan•ge•net•ic (pan′jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj. pan′ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. |