NEO-LAMARCKISM

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

Lamarckism (a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring)

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