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Jun 9, 2015 · August Weismann reintroduces readers to a towering figure in the life sciences. In this first full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his era and demonstrates how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution in the twentieth century.
May 1, 2006 · Abstract. This chapter focuses on August Weismann's theory of the germ-plasm. It is argued that both Weismann's failure to conceive of any alternative to the disintegration of the idioplasm as the mechanism of ontogenetic differentiation and nuclear control, and his failure to conceive of any genuinely facultative capacity on the part of the germ-plasm suggest that Weismann never conceived of ...
August Weismann points out the distinction in animals between the somatic cell line and the germ cells, stressing that only changes in germ cells are transmitted to further generations. Edouard van Beneden announced the principles of genetic continuity of chromosomes and reported the occurrence of chromosome reduction at germ cell formation.
Appears in 11 books from 1893-2007. Page 1 - We must infer that a plant or animal of any species, is made up of special units, in all of which there dwells the intrinsic aptitude to aggregate into the form of that species : just as in the atoms of a salt, there dwells the intrinsic aptitude to crystallize in a particular way.
Briefly explain the contribution that each of the following people made to the study of genetics. a. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann b. August Weismann c. Gregor Mendel d. James Watson and Francis Crick e. Kary Mullis
Page 1 - We must infer that a plant or animal of any species, is made up of special units, in all of which there dwells the intrinsic aptitude to aggregate into the form of that species : just as in the atoms of a salt, there dwells the intrinsic aptitude to crystallize in a particular way. Appears in 33 books from 1864-2006.
1 / 4. Find step-by-step Biology solutions and your answer to the following textbook question: Briefly explain the contribution that each of the following people made to the study of genetics.\. a. Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann\ b. August Weismann\ c. Gregor Mendel\ d. James Watson and Francis Crick\ e. Kary Mullis.
