- Look up
germ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Germ or
germs may
refer to:
Germ (microorganism), an
informal word for a
pathogen Germ cell, cell that...
- A
germ cell is any cell that
gives rise to the
gametes of an
organism that
reproduces ****ually. In many animals, the
germ cells originate in the primitive...
- Look up
germer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Germer is a
surname of
German origin.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Adolph Germer (1881–1964)...
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Lester Halbert Germer (October 10, 1896 –
October 3, 1971) was an
American physicist. With
Clinton Davisson, he
proved the wave-particle
duality of matter...
- A
germ tube is an
outgrowth produced by
spores of spore-releasing
fungi during germination. The
germ tube differentiates, grows, and
develops by mitosis...
- A
germ layer is a
primary layer of
cells that
forms during embryonic development. The
three germ layers in
vertebrates are
particularly pronounced; however...
- The
Germs were an
American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California,
originally active from 1976 to 1980. The band's "classic"
lineup consisted of...
- The
germ theory of
disease is the
currently accepted scientific theory for many diseases. It
states that
microorganisms known as
pathogens or "
germs" can...
- The
germ of a
cereal grain is the part that
develops into a plant; it is the seed embryo.
Along with bran,
germ is
often a by-product of the
milling that...
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Germ plasm (German: Keimplasma) is a
biological concept developed in the 19th
century by the
German biologist August Weismann. It
states that heritable...
