lamarckism

• Teoría evolutiva propuesta por Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, según la cual los organismos pueden transmitir a su descendencia los caracteres adquiridos durante su vida, así como la tendencia a perfeccionarse. También se refiere a las formas modificadas o neolamarckianas de esta hipótesis.

A scientific theory of evolution that suggests organisms can pass on characteristics acquired during their lifetime to their offspring.

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1. Theory of acquired characteristicsC1formalscientific

   An early theory of evolution proposing that organisms can pass on characteristics acquired during their lifetime to their offspring.

   Lamarckismo

   • Lamarckism suggests that a giraffe stretching its neck to reach leaves would pass on a longer neck to its young.
   • The concept of Lamarckism was largely replaced by Darwinian natural selection.
   • Modern epigenetics has revived some interest in aspects of Lamarckism.

   Antónimosdarwinism