blastogenesis

noun Biology.

1. reproduction by budding.
2. the theory of the transmission of hereditary characters by germ plasm.

noun

1. the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasmSee also pangenesis
2. asexual reproduction, esp budding

n.

1. Reproduction of unicellular organisms by budding.
2. Development of an embryo during cleavage and germ layer formation.
3. Transformation of small lymphocytes of human peripheral blood into large, undifferentiated cells capable of undergoing mitosis.