Meanings
nounpangenesis (uncountable)
- uncountableA mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
- Proto-Hellenic*pánts
- Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
- Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
- Englishpan-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Hellenic*génetis
- Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
- Latingenesis
- Englishgenesis
- Englishpangenesis
Translations
Finnish pangeneesi
- pangeneesimechanism for heredity
French pangenèse
- pangenèsemechanism for heredity
Greek παγγένεση, παγγενεσία
- παγγένεση (pangénesi)mechanism for heredity
- παγγενεσία (pangenesía)mechanism for heredity
Italian pangenesi
- pangenesimechanism for heredity
Cite this entry
APA
pangenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pangenesis
MLA
“pangenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pangenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pangenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pangenesis.
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