ALL meanings of weismannism
Weis·mann·ism
W w - noun weismannism the theories of heredity as expounded by Weismann, especially the theory that all inheritable characteristics are carried in the germ plasm, and that acquired characteristics cannot be inherited. 1
- noun weismannism the doctrine of the continuity of the germ plasm. This theory of heredity states that all inheritable characteristics are transmitted by the reproductive cells and that characteristics acquired during the lifetime of the organism are not inherited 0
- noun weismannism 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 0
- noun weismannism The principle that hereditary information moves only from genes to body cells, and never the other way round. 0