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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A supposed particle with which heritable character was transmitted during cell division. obsolete
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of panguingue. alt-of, alternative, obsolete, uncountable

   "… fargo, craps, draw poker, studhorse poker, pangeni or pangene, twenty-one …"

Example

More examples

"… fargo, craps, draw poker, studhorse poker, pangeni or pangene, twenty-one …"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

cell division

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