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31Germ plasm — or polar plasm is a zone found in the cytoplasm of the egg cells of some model organisms (such as Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila melanogaster , Xenopus laevis ), which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage. As… …
32Hector Plasm — is the name of a comic book character, created by Benito Cereno (writer) and Nate Bellegarde (artist). The duo had started out writing back up stories in Invincible for Image comics. Hector Plasm is a benandanti who roams the earth in the hope of …
33germ-plasm theory — Concept of the physical basis of heredity expressed by the biologist August Weismann (1834–1914). It claimed that germ plasm, which Weismann believed to be independent from all other cells of the body, was the essential element of germ cells… …
34germ plasm — noun the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes • Syn: ↑plasm • Hypernyms: ↑protoplasm, ↑living substance * * * noun 1. : germ cells and their precursors regarded as bearers of hereditary characters and as at all times… …
35id|i|o|plasm — «IHD ee uh PLAZ uhm», noun. Biology. that kind of protoplasm which is regarded as the physical basis of inheritance; germ plasm. ╂[< Greek ídios one s own + English plasm] …
36Germ plasm — (Biol.) See {Plasmogen}, and {Idioplasm}. [1913 Webster] …
37al|lo|plasm — «AL uh PLAZ uhm», noun. a differentiated form of protoplasm, such as the protoplasm which develops into cilia and flagella. ╂[< allo + (proto)plasm] …
38kar|y|o|plasm — «KAR ee uh PLAZ uhm», noun. Biology. the protoplasm found in the nucleus of a cell; nucleoplasm. ╂[< karyo + (proto)plasm] …
39nu|cle|o|plasm — «NOO klee uh PLAZ uhm, NYOO », noun. the protoplasm found in the nucleus of a cell, not including the nucleoli; karyoplasm. ╂[< nucleus + plasm, as in protoplasm] …
40so|ma|to|plasm — «SOH muh tuh PLAZ uhm», noun. the protoplasm of the somatic cells; all the living substance in the cells of the body, except the germ plasm. ╂[< Greek sôma, atos body + plásma something molded] …
