— pangenetic /pan'jeuh net"ik/ , adj. — pangenetically , adv.
/pan jen"euh sis/ , n. Biol.
the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
[ 1868; PAN- + GENESIS; term introduced by Charles Darwin ]