pangenesis

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Etymology[edit]

pan- +‎ genesis

Noun[edit]

pangenesis (uncountable)

  1. A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.

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