neo-Lamarckism
Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
Other words from neo-Lamarckism
- ne·o-La·marck·i·an, adjective, noun
- ne·o-La·marck·ist, noun
Words Nearby neo-Lamarckism
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How to use neo-Lamarckism in a sentence
There, to our thinking, is one of the most solid positions of neo-Lamarckism.
Creative Evolution | Henri BergsonThat is to say that neo-Lamarckism is no more able than any other form of evolutionism to solve the problem.
Creative Evolution | Henri BergsonSo we come to the only one of the present forms of evolution which remains for us to mention, viz., neo-Lamarckism.
Creative Evolution | Henri Bergson
British Dictionary definitions for Neo-Lamarckism
/ (ˌniːəʊləˈmɑːkɪzəm) /
a theory of evolution based on Lamarckism, proposing that environmental factors could lead to adaptive genetic changes
Derived forms of Neo-Lamarckism
- Neo-Lamarckian, adjective, noun
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