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germ plasm

germ plasm Germ plasm is the material regarded as the bodily basis of heredity.

Germ plasm is the material regarded as the bodily basis of heredity. In historical usage, the term was associated with Weismann and was considered probably the same as idioplasm.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Germ-plasm” (Germ-plasm).
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