HyperDic: lamarckism

English > 1 sense of the word Lamarckism:
NOUNcognitionLamarckisma theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics / characteristics are transmitted to offspring
English > Lamarckism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics / characteristics are transmitted to offspring.
NarrowerNeo-LamarckismA modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Broadertheory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
Spanishlamarckismo, lamarquismo
Catalanlamarckisme, lamarquisme
AdjectivesLamarckianof or relating to Lamarckism

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