inheritance of acquired characteristics
"Inheritance of acquired characteristics refers to the concept that traits acquired by an individual organism during its lifetime can be passed on to future generations, contrary to the principles of modern genetics."
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Related Concepts (11)
- adaptation to changing environments
- environmental adaptation
- epigenetic inheritance
- evolutionary development
- heritability of acquired traits
- lamarck's theory of evolution
- lamarckism
- non-genetic inheritance
- phenotypic plasticity
- plasticity in response to environmental changes
- transgenerational effects
Similar Concepts
- acquired characteristics
- adaptive traits
- cultural inheritance
- evolutionary inheritance
- genetic inheritance
- genetics of acquired traits
- heritability
- heritable traits
- inheritance
- inheritance and lineage
- inheritance mechanisms
- inheritance of acquired traits
- inherited characteristics
- inherited traits
- lamarckian inheritance