English Dictionary

preformationism

名詞

不可算名詞

(biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)

日本語の意味

（生物学）受胎時に既に最終形態が決定され、その後の発達過程で形態が変わらないとする説

Although preformationism has been discredited by modern embryology, its historical influence on developmental thought is undeniable.

現代の胚学によって前形成説は否定されているが、発生学の考え方に与えた歴史的影響は否定できない。

意味（1）

(biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)