Gemmule (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. gemma (def. 2).
  2. an asexually produced mass of cells that is capable of developing into an animal, as a freshwater sponge.
  3. one of the hypothetical living units conceived by Darwin in the theory of pangenesis as the bearers of the hereditary attributes.
noun
  1. a cell or mass of cells produced asexually by sponges and developing into a new individual; bud
  2. a small gemma
  3. a small hereditary particle postulated by Darwin in his theory of pangenesis
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