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Meanings of use and disuse theory in English

Russian
ламаркизм
Portuguese
lamarckismo
Spanish
lamarckismo
Catalan
lamarckisme
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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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ламаркизм
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Examples for "lamarckism"
Examples for "lamarckism"
1
But Whitman rejected Lamarckism and located his external push in natural selection.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
2
Haldane rejects Lamarckism outright, as contrary in principle to the known workings of inheritance.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
3
Thus individual learning can influence evolution without recourse to Lamarckism.
The Master Algorithm
4
Nevertheless he too at a pinch takes refuge in Lamarckism.
Essays on Life, Art and Science
5
These opinions, which recall the teleological aspect of Lamarckism, are entirely unsupported by proof.
Darwin and Modern Science