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Definitions
the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
Word origin
Borrowed from French gemmule, from Latin gemmula (“small bud; small gem”), from gemma (“bud of a plant; gem, jewel; thing made of precious stones”) (further etymology uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth; to produce”), but see further at that entry) + -ula (feminine form of -ulus (diminutive suffix)).
Used in a sentence
“The gemmules of the Marchantia [a genus of liverworts] are little disc-shaped masses of cells composed of two or more layers.”
“The increase in size of the gemmule takes place by means of cell growth and division, and by the fusion of neighboring small gemmules.”
“The green fresh-water sponge dies away in autumn, all but little pinhead clusters of cells called gemmules, which eventually float away from the dead skeleton and start new sponges in the spring.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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