Weismannism
Pronunciation : Weis"mann*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called neo-Darwinism.
(Biol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913