Lamarckian
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lamarckian
Example Sentences
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In the Lamarckian theory of evolution, changes in species occur not slowly over generational mutations, but within the lifetimes of individual animals.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2019
Although some researchers bristle at giving any credence to Lamarckian thinking, "The way plasticity can influence evolution really fits very comfortably in the general framework of how we think evolution works," Pfennig says.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 28, 2018
These stories fuelled my imagination about animal origins, albeit in an absurdist Lamarckian fashion.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2016
Whether you’re Darwinian or Lamarckian, you have to ask the question: What’s that information doing in the child if it doesn’t matter?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2012
But may there not be other factors, as yet unrecognized, that supplement the Lamarckian and Darwinian principles in bringing about this marvellous evolution of beings?
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
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