neo-lamarckism

ne·o-La·marck·ism

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noun neo-lamarckism Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution. 1
noun neo-lamarckism a theory of evolution based on Lamarckism, proposing that environmental factors could lead to adaptive genetic changes 0
noun neo-lamarckism 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 0

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