Bateson

Bate·son

[beyt-suhn]
noun
William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.
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Bateson Bate·son (bāt'sən), William. 1861-1926.

British biologist who was one of the founders of the science of genetics. He experimentally proved Gregor Mendel's theories on heredity and published the first English translation of Mendel's work in 1900.

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