Main Entry: pan·gen·e·sis

Pronunciation: \ˌpan-ˈje-nə-səs\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1868

: a disproven hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent

— pan·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈne-tik\ adjective