GERMPLASM


Meaning of GERMPLASM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjərm-ˌpla-zəm ]

noun

Date: 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.