germplasm
germ·plasm
noun \ˈjərm-ˌpla-zəm\Definition of GERMPLASM
1
: germ cells and their precursors serving as the bearers of heredity and being fundamentally independent of other cells
2
: the hereditary material of the germ cells : genes
First Known Use of GERMPLASM
1889
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