pangenesis

English

Etymology

pan- +‎ genesis

Noun

pangenesis (uncountable)

  1. A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin long before the true mechanism was discovered, according to which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
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