Weismannism
Weismannism
Definition
Weis·mann·ism (vīs′män iz′əm)
noun
a theory of heredity that emphasizes the continuity of the germ plasm from generation to generation and the rigid separation of the somatoplasm which dies in every generation, thus prohibiting the transmission of acquired characters
Etymology: after August Weismann
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