Lamarckian
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lamarckian
Example Sentences
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The various models proposed for the mechanism of evolution, such as Lamarckian evolution, orthogenesis, and use-disuse, all implied some level of teleology, that there was a directionality inherent in the process.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2021
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
Not unnaturally, therefore, he was to begin with a Lamarckian, believing in the cumulative transmission of the transforming results of use and disuse and of environmental influences.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
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