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In freshwater sponges, gemmules may survive hostile environmental conditions like changes in temperature and serve to recolonize the habitat once environmental conditions stabilize.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Since gemmules can withstand harsh environments, are resistant to desiccation, and remain dormant for long periods, they are an excellent means of colonization for a sessile organism.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A type of asexual reproduction found only in freshwater sponges occurs through the formation of gemmules, clusters of cells surrounded by a tough outer layer.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Gemmules secreted by the hand carried the instructions to manufacture a new hand; gemmules dispersed by the ear transmitted the code to build a new ear.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

If gemmules existed, then a mouse with a surgically excised tail should produce a mouse without a tail.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee