lamarckian evolution
Lamarckian evolution, also known as Lamarckism, refers to the outdated theory of evolution proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in the early 19th century, which suggests that acquired characteristics during an organism's lifetime can be passed down to future generations.
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- adaptive evolution
- environmental influence
- epigenetics
- evolutionary biology
- evolutionary controversy
- evolutionary mechanisms
- evolutionary synthesis
- evolutionary transitions
- inheritance of acquired traits
- lamarck's law
- lamarckian inheritance
- lamarckian selection
- lamarckism
- species variation
- transgenerational inheritance
- use and disuse theory
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- biological evolution
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- evolution
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- evolutionary development
- evolutionary inheritance
- evolutionary progression
- evolutionary theory
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- lamarck's theory of evolution
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