A term used by Augustus Weismann (1834-1914) for the animal or plant body as a whole with the exception of the germ cells. In contrast to the germ cells, they die with the individual (and thus are ‘mortal’).
See Germ plasm, Karyotype
A term used by Augustus Weismann (1834-1914) for the animal or plant body as a whole with the exception of the germ cells. In contrast to the germ cells, they die with the individual (and thus are ‘mortal’).
See Germ plasm, Karyotype