gemmule

/ˌdʒɛˈmul/
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Other forms: gemmules

Definitions of gemmule
  1. noun
    the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
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    type of:
    hypothesis, possibility, theory
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
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