1. United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989); [syn: Beadle, George Beadle, George Wells Beadle]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
George Wells Beadle
n 1: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary
characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn:
Beadle, George Beadle, George Wells Beadle]