lamarckism

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The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs
{i} theory of organic evolution developed by the French naturalist Jean de Lamarck
in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs
The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp
a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
lamarckianism

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neo-lamarckism
a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters