- 1. The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings and is merely awakened to activity by the spermatozoön; -- opposed to spermism or animalculism. Source: webster
- 2. The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of thefuture organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings and ismerely awakened to activity by the spermatozoön; -- opposed tospermism or animalculism. Source: adambom
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