noun Date: 1889 germ cells and their precursors serving as the bearers of heredity and being fundamentally independent of other cells, the hereditary material of the germ cells ; genes
GERMPLASM
Meaning of GERMPLASM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012