august friedrich leopold weismann definition

  • noun:
    • German biologist who was among creators of contemporary genetics; their theory of hereditary transmission eliminated the likelihood of transmitting acquired attributes (1834-1914)
    • German biologist who had been one of many creators of modern genetics; their principle of hereditary transmission ruled out the alternative of transferring acquired characteristics (1834-1914)

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