Germ

  • 51Germ cell — Germ Germ (j[ e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.] 1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under… …

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  • 52Germ gland — Germ Germ (j[ e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.] 1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under… …

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  • 53Germ stock — Germ Germ (j[ e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.] 1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under… …

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  • 54Germ theory — Germ Germ (j[ e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.] 1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under… …

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  • 55Germ plasm — or polar plasm is a zone found in the cytoplasm of the egg cells of some model organisms (such as Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila melanogaster , Xenopus laevis ), which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage. As… …

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  • 56Germ Free Adolescents — Студийный альбом X Ray Spex …

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  • 57Germ-free animal — Germ free animals are animals that have no microorganisms living in or on it. Such animals are raised within germ free isolators in order to control their exposure to viral, bacterial or parasitic agents.… …

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  • 58germ´like´ — germ «jurm», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a microscopic animal, plant, or other organism, especially one that causes disease; microbe: »the germ of scarlet fever. There are many kinds of germs, including bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. 2. the… …

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  • 59Germ painting — Germ paintings are small paintings created on agar plates using highly pigmented bacteria. Cultures of bacteria are brushed onto the agar plate, and then the germ painting is incubated. While initially one cannot tell that there is anything on… …

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  • 60germ plasma — germ plasm or germ plasma, 1. the germ cells of an organism. 2. the substance, now known to be the chromosomes, in germ cells that transmits hereditary characteristics to the offspring …

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