Weismann

Weis·mann

W0083200 (vīs′män′), August Friedrich Leopold 1834-1914. German biologist who asserted that hereditary traits are transmitted by a material substance, the germplasm, and that acquired characters cannot be inherited.

Weis•mann

(ˈvaɪsˌmɑn, ˈwaɪs mən)

n. August, 1834–1914, German biologist.

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Weismann - German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)August Friedrich Leopold Weismann