AUGUST FRIEDRICH LEOPOLD WEISMANN

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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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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

geneticist (a biologist who specializes in genetics)

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