Difference between revisions of "gemmule"
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|etymology=Latin <i>gemma</i>, bud | |etymology=Latin <i>gemma</i>, bud | ||
| − | |definition=1. A bud-like outgrowth that becomes an independent individual. 2. ([[Porifera]]) Composed of a mass of archaeocytes charged with reserves and enclosed in a non-cellular protective envelope. | + | |definition=1. A bud-like outgrowth that becomes an independent individual. 2. ([[Porifera]]) Composed of a mass of [[archaeocytes]] charged with reserves and enclosed in a non-cellular protective [[envelope]]. |
| − | 2. Historically a particle of heredity, hypothesized by Darwin, carried in the cells and able to move to the sex cells that allowed environment to influence inheritance directly. | + | 2. Historically a particle of [[heredity]], hypothesized by Darwin, carried in the cells and able to move to the [[sex]] cells that allowed [[environment]] to influence [[inheritance]] directly. |
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
gemmule (noun; Latin gemma, bud): 1. A bud-like outgrowth that becomes an independent individual. 2. (Porifera) Composed of a mass of archaeocytes charged with reserves and enclosed in a non-cellular protective envelope.2. Historically a particle of heredity, hypothesized by Darwin, carried in the cells and able to move to the sex cells that allowed environment to influence inheritance directly.
