pangenetic
/ˌpændʒəˈnɛtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the theory that hereditary information can be transmitted from all parts of the body to the reproductive cells.
- The pangenetic theory was once a popular explanation for how traits are inherited.
- Modern genetics has largely disproven the pangenetic model of inheritance.
- Darwin's pangenetic hypothesis suggested that tiny particles called gemmules carried information from body cells to the sex cells.