[germ plasm] n (1889) 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
[germ plasm] n (1889) 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
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012