Look up: gemmule

1. gemmule
   Type: Term Pronunciation: jem′yūl Definitions: 1. A small bud that projects from the parent cell, and finally becomes detached, forming a cell of a new generation. Synonyms: dendritic spines, under spine
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2. gemmule
   a gemmule is an encapsulated group of cells that can form a new sponge when circumstances are again appropriate. Category: Medicine
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3. Gemmule
   Gem'mule noun [ Latin gemmula , dim. of gemma : confer French gemmule . See Gem .] 1. (Botany) (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. (b) One of the buds of mosses. ...
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4. gemmule
   1. <botany> A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. One of the buds of mosses. ... One of the reproductive spores of algae. ... An ovule. ... 2. <biology> A bud produced in generation by gemmation. One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypo...
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5. gemmule
   (jem´ūl) a reproductive bud, the immediate product of gemmation. any of the little spinelike processes on the dendrites of a nerve cell.
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6. Gemmule
   • (n.) A bud produced in generation by gemmation. • (n.) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the cotyledons. • (n.) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin`s hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circula...
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7. gemmule
   (from the article `sponge`) ...begins when aggregates of cells, mostly archaeocytes, which, when they become laden with reserve food granules, are called thesocytes, become ... ...other invertebrate groups are all dormant stages that preserve the species during times of environmental stress. All freshwater sponges and some ... [2 rel...
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8. Gemmule
   (pangenesis) `Gemmules` were imagined particles of inheritance proposed by Gemmules, also called plastitudes or pangenes, were assumed to be shed by the organs of the body and carried in the bloodstream to the reproductive organs where they accumulated in the germ cells or gametes. They thus ...
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9. Gemmule
   `Gemmules` are internal buds found in sponges that are the result of asexual reproduction, and are a response to a hostile environment.They are resistant to desiccation (drying out), freezing, and anoxia (lack of oxygen) and can lie around for long periods of time. These are similar to a bacterium`s...
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