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Preformation
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What's The Definition Of Preformation?
[n] a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
Synonyms | Synonyms for Preformation: theory of preformation Related Terms | Find terms related to Preformation: See Also | theory Preformation In Webster's Dictionary \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)
An old theory of the pre["e]xistence of germs. Cf.
{Embo[^i]tement}.
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