germogen

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English

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Etymology

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From germ +‎ -o- +‎ -gen.

Noun

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germogen (plural germogens)

  1. (biology) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.
  2. (biology) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms.

Quotations

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  • 1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology
    The points which have been especially controverted are ( 1 ) the relation of the ovum to the germogen , and ( 2 ) the relation of the nutritive or yolk - cells to the ovum

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