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noun
the protoplasm of the germ cells containing the chromosomes.
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Origin of germ plasm
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby germ plasm
germinative, Germiston, germ layer, germ line, germline insertion, germ plasm, germproof, germs, germ theory, germ tube, germ warfare
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British Dictionary definitions for germ plasm
germ plasm
noun
- the part of a germ cell that contains hereditary material; the chromosomes and genes
- the germ cells collectivelyCompare somatoplasm
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