idioplasma Meaning, Definition & Usage

Id`i*o*plas"ma noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. proper, peculiar + a form, mold.

Definitions

1. (Biol.) That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See Hygroplasm. any modern equivalent? The chromosome/ Genome?