Definition of Weismann

1. Noun. 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).

Exact synonyms: August Friedrich Leopold Weismann
Generic synonyms: Geneticist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Weismann

Weinberg
Weinberg's reaction
Weiner
Weingarten
Weingarten right
Weingarten rights
Weingrow's reflex
Weintraub
Weir's operation
Weir Mitchell's disease
Weir Mitchell treatment
Weird Sisters
Weirton
Weisbach's angle
Weisenthal
Weismann (current term)
Weismann germ plasm theory
Weiss
Weiss' sign
Weissbier
Weisshorn
Weisz
Weitbrecht's cartilage
Weitbrecht's cord
Weitbrecht's fibres
Weitbrecht's foramen
Weitbrecht's ligament
Weizenbier
Weizenbock
Weizmann

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