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Weismannism
Weismannism Weis"mann*ism, n. (Biol.) The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called neo-Darwinism.

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- The Weismann barrier, proposed by August Weismann, is the strict distinction between the "immortal" germ cell lineages producing gametes and "disposable"...
- August Friedrich Leopold Weismann (German: [ˈvaɪsman]; 17 January 1834 – 5 November 1914) was a German evolutionary biologist. Fellow German Ernst Mayr...
- Weismann, Weissman, Weisman, Waismann, and Vaisman. August Weismann (1834–1914), German biologist, evolutionary theorist and proposer of the Weismann...
- by other mechanisms such as genetic contamination or as fraud. August Weismann's experiment, considered definitive in its time, is now considered to have...
- biological concept developed in the 19th century by the German biologist August Weismann. It states that heritable information is transmitted only by germ cells...
- Joseph Weismann (born 19 June 1931 in Paris), is a French Shoah survivor. He was arrested during the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup and is one of the few children...
- Augustus Weismann (March 6, 1809, in Kingdom of Württemberg – 1884) was an American politician from New York. He attended school in his native village...
- Wilhelm Weismann (20 September 1900 – 14 May 1980) was a German composer and musicologist. On 20 September, Weismann was born in Alfdorf/Württemberg on...
- Weismann's experiment showed only that injury did not affect the germ plasm and neglected to test the effect of Lamarckian use and disuse. Weismann argued...
- Itzchak Weismann (Hebrew: יצחק ויסמן; born on 14 September 1961) is an Israeli historian and full professor in the Department of the History of the Middle...