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Lamarckism

Lamarckism Meaning & Definition
Lamarckism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lamarckism?

[n] a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring

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See Also | Neo-Lamarckism | theory of evolution | theory of organic evolution

Lamarckism In Webster's Dictionary

\La"marck"ism\, n. [From Lamarck, a distinguished French naturalist.] (Biol.) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.

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