LAMARCKISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Lamarckism" is a kind of...):

evolutionism; theory of evolution; theory of organic evolution ((biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Lamarckism"):

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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