When1: 1883
When2: 1902
Who: August Weismann [Weismann, August]
What: biologist
Where: Germany
works\ On Inheritance [1883]; Essays upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems [1889]; Lecture on Descendency Theory [1902]
Detail: He lived 1833 to 1914. Specialized cells carry genetic information {germ line} {germ plasm theory} [1883]. Selection can operate at levels below and above organisms.
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