/ English Dictionary |
NEO-LAMARCKISM
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
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)