idioplasm
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If the idioplasm of the fertilizing cell were to pass through the membrane about the ovum by osmosis, its organized structure would be lost.—Trans.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
In fact, it appears as if the idioplasm knew what parts of the plant were wanting, and what it must do to restore the integrity and vital capacity of the individual.'
From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar
Hereditary phenomena are those that necessarily pass over to following generations, and in general those that are located in the idioplasm, since non-idioplasmic substance can be hereditary only through a limited number of cell generations.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
In the cell divisions, by which the organism grows, the idioplasm divides into as many parts as there are single cells, while it continually increases in quantity in a corresponding degree.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
Varieties arise by extremely slow changes in the idioplasm due to the perfecting process and adaptation.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
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