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NEO-LAMARCKISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Neo-Lamarckism mean?
• NEO-LAMARCKISM (noun)
The noun NEO-LAMARCKISM has 1 sense:
1. a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Familiarity information: NEO-LAMARCKISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
Classified under:
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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