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noun
Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by later biologists, especially as maintaining that the offspring inherits traits acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of Neo-Lamarckism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Lamarckism
History
From neo- + Lamarckism.
