Neo-Lamarckism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Neo-Lamarckism.

Word forms

Neo-Lamarckism

Etymology

From neo- + Lamarckism.

Related words

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