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I am not sure if he thought it was a significant component of heredity, but he indeed postulated that the environment could affect changes both at the “germinal” level and at the “somatic” level, the latter of which would have been “lamarckian” sensu latu.
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Rational Review 2009
sratsrat commented on the word lamarckian
lamarckism- theory that characteristics aquired by havit, use, or disuse, may be passed on to future generations through inheritance. Changes in the environment cause changes in habits that are passed through generations. a kind of organic evolution
August 20, 2009
seanahan commented on the word lamarckian
It should probably be "failed theory" or something like that.
August 21, 2009