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Neo-lamarckism
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What's The Definition Of Neo-lamarckism?
[n] a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Synonyms | Synonyms for Neo-lamarckism: Related Terms | Find terms related to Neo-lamarckism: See Also | Lamarckism Neo-lamarckism In Webster's Dictionary \Ne`o-La*marck"ism\, n. (Biol.)
Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent
biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits
characters acquired by the parent from change of environment,
use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of {Neo-Darwinism}
(which see, above). -- {Ne`o-La*marck"i*an}, a. & n.
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