Title: Weismannism
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Weismannism
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15134
Status: current

Definition
Theory of evolution and heredity propounded by the German biologist, August Weismann, especially in regard to the continuity of the germ-plasm and the nontransmission of acquired characteristics.

Related Term
- evolution: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14667

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 963 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

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Citation: Citation: 'Weismannism' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15134
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