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germ-plasm theory — Concept of the physical basis of heredity expressed by the biologist August Weismann (1834–1914). It claimed that germ plasm, which Weismann believed to be independent from all other cells of the body, was the essential element of germ cells… … Universalium
Germ plasm — or polar plasm is a zone found in the cytoplasm of the egg cells of some model organisms (such as Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila melanogaster , Xenopus laevis ), which contains determinants that will give rise to the germ cell lineage. As… … Wikipedia
Weismann, August (Friedrich Leopold) — ▪ German biologist born Jan. 17, 1834, Frankfurt am Main died Nov. 5, 1914, Freiburg im Breisgau, Ger. German biologist and one of the founders of the science of genetics, who is best known for his opposition to the doctrine of the… … Universalium
Weismann , August Friedrich Leopold — (1834–1914) German biologist Born at Frankfurt am Main, Weismann studied medicine at Göttingen, graduating in 1856. He took several temporary jobs before joining the medical faculty of the University of Freiburg in 1863. In his early work… … Scientists
WEISMANN, AUGUST — biologist, born at Frankfort on the Main; studied medicine at Göttingen; devoted himself to the study of zoology, the first fruit of which was a treatise on the Development of Diptera, and at length to the variability in organisms on which the … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
August Weismann — Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (Birth. January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; Death. November 5 , 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau, ) was a German biologist. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/747/000091474/ August Weismann ] at www.nndb.com] Ernst… … Wikipedia
Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory — Walter Sutton (left) and Theodor Boveri (right) independently developed the chromosome theory of inheritance in 1902. The Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory (also known as the chromosome theory of inheritance or the Sutton Boveri Theory) is a… … Wikipedia
August Weismann — Nacimiento 17 de enero 1834 Fráncfort del Meno Fallecim … Wikipedia Español
Heredity — • The offspring tends to resemble, sometimes with extraordinary closeness, the parents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heredity Heredity … Catholic encyclopedia
Neo-Darwinism — is the modern synthesis of Darwinian evolution through natural selection with Mendelian genetics, the latter being a set of primary tenets specifying that evolution involves the transmission of characteristics from parent to child through the… … Wikipedia
