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AUGUST FRIEDRICH LEOPOLD WEISMANN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
August Friedrich Leopold Weismann; Weismann
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Instance hypernyms:
geneticist (a biologist who specializes in genetics)