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-plasm — [plaz′əm] [< Gr plasma: see PLASMA] combining form 1. the formative material of an animal or vegetable cell [idioplasm] 2. any of the components of protoplasm [endoplasm] … English World dictionary
-plasm — noun combining form Etymology: German plasma, from New Latin plasma formative or formed material (as of a cell or tissue) < endoplasm > … New Collegiate Dictionary
-plasm — a combining form with the meanings living substance, tissue, substance of a cell, used in the formation of compound words: endoplasm; neoplasm; cytoplasm. [comb. form repr. Gk plásma. See PLASMA] * * * … Universalium
plasm(o)- — [Gr. plasma anything formed or molded] a combining form denoting relationship to plasma, or to the substance of a cell … Medical dictionary
-plasm — aff. a combining form with the meanings “living substance,”“tissue,”“substance of a cell”: cytoplasm; neoplasm[/ex] • Etymology: comb. form repr. Gk plásma. See plasma … From formal English to slang
Germ 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… … Wikipedia
Germ cell — Germ cells are progenitors of the gametes. These singled out cells move through the gut to the developing gonads and undergo mitotic proliferation followed by meiosis and differentiation into either eggs or sperm (mature gametes). Plants do not… … Wikipedia
germ plasm — Chromatin Chro ma*tin, n. (Biol.) The deeply staining substance of the nucleus and chromosomes of eukaryotic cells, composed of DNA and basic proteins (such as histones), the DNA of which comprises the predominant physical basis of inheritance.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ar|chi|plasm — «AHR kuh PLAZ uhm», noun. 1. the granular protoplasmic substance comprising the asters and spindles of a cell during mitosis. It is a permanent cell constituent. 2. undifferentiated protoplasm. Also, archoplasm. ╂[< archi + Greek plásma… … Useful english dictionary
cy|to|plasm — «SY tuh plaz uhm», noun. the living substance or protoplasm of a cell outside of the nucleus: »The main body of the cell, its cytoplasm, corresponds to the factory area where workers are manufacturing the specified product from incoming raw… … Useful english dictionary
