Weismann barrier
Meanings
noun
- The strict distinction between the "immortal" germ cell lineages producing gametes and "disposable" somatic cells in animals (but not plants), in contrast to Charles Darwin's proposed pangenesis mechanism for inheritance.
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Etymology
After August Weismann.
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