The Origin of Species · Character
Professor Weismann
A biologist who developed the germ plasm theory of heredity.
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Also known as Professor Weismann
First appearance: v laws of variation
Professor Weismann shows up with force in I: Variation Under Domestication. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited for his insistence on the two factors of variation: the nature of the organism and the nature of the conditions.
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In I: Variation Under Domestication: Cited for his insistence on the two factors of variation: the nature of the organism and the nature of the conditions. Later, in Causes of Variability: Cited for his insistence on…
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