Meaning | A theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics / characteristics are transmitted to offspring. |
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Narrower | Neo-Lamarckism | A modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters |
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Broader | theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism | (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals |
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Spanish | lamarckismo, lamarquismo |
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Catalan | lamarckisme, lamarquisme |
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Adjectives | Lamarckian | of or relating to Lamarckism |
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