Neo-Lamarckism — [nē′ōlə märk′iz΄əm] n. a theory of inheritance based on a modification and extension of Lamarckism, essentially maintaining the principle that genetic changes can be influenced and directed by environmental factors … English World dictionary
neo-Lamarckism — neo Lamarckian, adj., n. neo Lamarckist, n. /nee oh leuh mahr kiz euhm/, n. Biol. Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold esp. that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection… … Universalium
Neo-Lamarckism — noun a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters • Hypernyms: ↑Lamarckism * * * |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: often capitalized N &… … Useful english dictionary
Neo-Lamarckism — /ˌnioʊ ləˈmakɪzəm/ (say .neeoh luh mahkizuhm) noun the theory of Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired traits of organisms may be transmitted to descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor …
Lamarckism — (or Lamarckian inheritance) is the idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its offspring (also known as heritability of acquired characteristics or soft inheritance). It is named after the French… … Wikipedia
Neo-Darwinism — is the modern synthesis of Darwinian evolution through natural selection with Mendelian genetics, the latter being a set of primary tenets specifying that evolution involves the transmission of characteristics from parent to child through the… … Wikipedia
Neo-Lamarckian — Neo Lamarckism Ne o La*marck ism, n. (Biol.) Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits characters acquired by the parent from change of environment, use or disuse of parts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neo-Darwinian — Neo Darwinism Ne o Dar win*ism, n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; esp. opposed to {Neo… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neo-Darwinism — Ne o Dar win*ism, n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; esp. opposed to {Neo Lamarckism}. Weismannism … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neo-Lamarckian — adjective of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism Neo Lamarckian theories • Pertains to noun: ↑Neo Lamarckism * * * I. |nē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Usage: often capitalized N & usually capitalized L Etymology: ne + lamarckian : of or relating to… … Useful english dictionary
