English Explanatory Dictionary

pangene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed particle with which heritable character was transmitted during cell division.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of panguingue.

Word forms

pangene pangenes

Etymology

Coined by Dutch geneticist Hugo de Vries in 1889, from pangenesis. By surface analysis, pan- + -gene.

Related words

pangenesis pangenetic

Derived words

gene
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