preformation
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preformation Definition
(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
preformation Synonyms
preformation
theory of preformation
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