george wells beadle

1. 1.

   United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

   SynonymsBeadleGeorge Beadle

   Broaderbiologist

Questions about george wells beadle

What does george wells beadle mean?

george wells beadle means "United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)".

What is another word for george wells beadle?

Close synonyms include Beadle, George Beadle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is george wells beadle a common word?

george wells beadle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.