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Idioplasma

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as germ-plasma.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See hygroplasm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmission; distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma.
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