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Meaning of PREFORMATION
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Definition:
[n]
a
theory
(
popular
in
the
18
th
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
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Synonyms:
theory of preformation
See Also:
theory
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Pre
`
for
*
ma
"
tion
\,
n
. (
Biol
.)
An
old
theory
of
the
pre
["
e
]
xistence
of
germs
.
Cf
. {
Embo
[^
i
]
tement
}.
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