Definitions for lamarckismləˈmɑr kɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
La•marck•ismləˈmɑr kɪz əm(n.)
the Lamarckian theory that characteristics acquired by habit, use, or disuse may be passed on to future generations through inheritance.
Category: Biology
Origin of Lamarckism:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
Lamarckism(noun)
a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
Wiktionary
Lamarckism(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Lamarckism(noun)
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., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs
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