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wieschaus, eric

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Wie·schaus   (wē'shous', vē'-)   
German-born biologist. His research on fruit flies resulted in the identification of the genes that are essential for embryonic development of the body segments. He shared a 1995 Nobel Prize in medicine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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