Meaning Of The Word Neo-Lamarckism
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Neo-Lamarckism Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Neo-Lamarckism?
Neo-Lamarckism in American English
a theory of inheritance based on a modification and extension of Lamarckism, essentially maintaining the principle that genetic changes can be influenced and directed by environmental factors noun: Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold esp. that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution Neo-Lamarckism in British English noun: a theory of evolution based on Lamarckism, proposing that environmental factors could lead to adaptive genetic changes |
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