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1892 CE

August Weismann’s germ-plasm theory

Genética y biotecnología · Teorías de la herencia · Biología celular · Historia de las ideas

Weismann developed a theory separating reproductive cells from body cells and challenged inheritance of acquired characters as it was then debated. It was an influential proposal about hereditary continuity, not a demonstration of genes, DNA, or an absolute barrier between environment and development.

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