Who said "The germ-plasm is passed on; the soma returns to dust."?

This quote is attributed to August Weismann.

The germ-plasm is passed on; the soma returns to dust. - August Weismann

"The germ-plasm is passed on; the soma returns to dust."

August Weismann Science

Biologist and Evolutionist German 1834–1914

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