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LAMARCKIANISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The idea that changes acquired or developed by individuals during their lifetimes are transmitted to their offspring ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Pour Lamarck, dans un milieu donné, un être a "certains besoins" et pour essayer de les satisfaire, il acquiert "certaines habitudes". Celles-ci le conduisent à l'"usage plus ou moins intense de certains organes": l'usage les fortifie, l'absence d'usage les atrophie: "La fonction crée l'organe".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Teoría sobre la herencia de caracteres adquiridos, debida a Lamarck y desmentida experimentalmente.

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