lamarck

• Nombre propio referido al naturalista francés que propuso que la evolución resulta de la herencia de caracteres adquiridos (1744–1829).

A proper noun referring to a French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829).

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   Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a French naturalist who proposed an early theory of evolution based on the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

   Lamarck, naturalista francés

   • Lamarck argued that giraffes developed long necks by stretching to reach high leaves.
   • His theory of evolution was later replaced by Darwin's natural selection.
   • Lamarck's work laid the foundation for modern evolutionary biology.