George Beadle

/ˌdʒɔrdʒ ˌbidl/
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Definitions of George Beadle
  1. noun
    United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
    synonyms: Beadle, George Wells Beadle
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    biologist, life scientist
    (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
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