germ plasm

germ plasm
germ plasm n
1) germ cells and their precursors serving as the bearers of heredity and being fundamentally independent of other cells
2) the hereditary material of the germ cells: GENES

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the substance postulated by 19th century biologists (notably Weismann) to be transmitted via the gametes from one generation to the next and to give rise to the body cells.

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