Blastogenesis
reproduction by budding.
the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.
noun
the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm See also pangenesis
asexual reproduction, esp budding
blas’to·ge·net’ic (-jə-nět’ĭk) or blas’to·gen’ic (-jěn’ĭk) adj.
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