NOUN | person | Weismann, August Friedrich Leopold Weismann | German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics |
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Sounds | way'smahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
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 / characteristics (1834-1914). | |
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Synonym | August Friedrich Leopold Weismann | |
Instance of | geneticist | A biologist who specializes in genetics |
Spanish | Weismann |
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