Germplasm

Germplasm
The total genetic variability available to a population of organisms as represented by germ cells or seeds etc.
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germplasm Entire genetic makeup of an organism.
gerontology The scientific problems of aging in all their aspects, including clinical, biological, and sociological.
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In Weismann's view, the somaplasm simply provides the housing for the germplasm, seeing to it that the germplasm is protected, nourished, and conveyed to the germplasm of the opposite sex to create the next generation.
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