Hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring.
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Examples for "lamarckism"
Examples for "lamarckism"
1But Whitman rejected Lamarckism and located his external push in natural selection.
2Haldane rejects Lamarckism outright, as contrary in principle to the known workings of inheritance.
3Thus individual learning can influence evolution without recourse to Lamarckism.
4Nevertheless he too at a pinch takes refuge in Lamarckism.
5These opinions, which recall the teleological aspect of Lamarckism, are entirely unsupported by proof.
Translations for use and disuse theory