pangenesis

English

Etymology

From pan- +‎ genesis.

Noun

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.

Related terms

• pangene

Translations

mechanism for heredity

• Finnish: pangeneesi
• French: pangenèse (fr) f
• Galician: panxénese f
• Greek: παγγένεση (el) f (pangénesi), παγγενεσία (el) f (pangenesía)
• Italian: pangenesi (it) f