Weismann

[ vahys-mahn ]

/ ˈvaɪsˌmɑn /

Au·gust

[ou-goo st] /ˈaʊ gʊst/,1834–1914, German biologist.

Example sentences from the Web for weismann

Weismann does not absolutely deny the possibility of the existence of telegony, but he would like more evidence.

The Popular Science Monthly, June, 1900 |Various
In point of fact, however, Darwin is as clear and decided on these points as Weismann.

Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3) |George John Romanes
Weismann rejects these theories for his own "Fertilization as a Source of Variation."

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
The second main division of the book is taken up with a very searching and detailed criticism of Weismann.

At the Deathbed of Darwinism |Eberhard Dennert

In this way Weismann comes in conflict with the idea of individuality, and is compelled to transform his conception.

The Biological Problem of To-day |Oscar Hertwig

Weismann

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August Friedrich Leopold 1834-1914

German biologist who asserted that hereditary characteristics are transmitted by a germinal plasm.