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germ plasm

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

Germiston, germ layer, germ line, germline insertion, germ membrane, germ plasm, germproof, germs, germ theory, germ tube, germ warfare
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British Dictionary definitions for germ plasm

germ plasm

noun

  1. the part of a germ cell that contains hereditary material; the chromosomes and genes
  2. the germ cells collectivelyCompare somatoplasm
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Medical definitions for germ plasm

germ plasm

n.

The cytoplasm of a germ cell, especially that part containing the chromosomes.
Germ cells as distinguished from other body cells.
Hereditary material; genes.
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