neo-mendelian — “+ adjective Usage: often capitalized N & usually capitalized M Etymology: ne + mendelian : of or relating to neo Mendelism … Useful english dictionary
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evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… … Universalium
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Lysenkoism — Lysenko speaking at the Kremlin in 1935. Behind him are (left to right) Stanislav Kosior, Anastas Mikoyan, Andrei Andreev and Joseph Stalin. Lysenkoism, or Lysenko Michurinism, also denotes the biological inheritance principle which Trofim… … Wikipedia
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August Weismann — Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (Birth. January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; Death. November 5 , 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau, ) was a German biologist. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/747/000091474/ August Weismann ] at www.nndb.com] Ernst… … Wikipedia