Lamarckism

lamarckism English Alternative forms en Lamarckianism Etymology en, from en Lamarck<pos:i.e. its proponent Jean-Baptiste Lamarck> -ism. Pronunciation en RP /ləˈmɑːkɪzəm/ en GA /ləˈmɑɹkɪzəm/, lə-mär'kĭ-zəm en ɑː(ɹ)kɪzəm 4 en La marck ism Noun - en evolutionary theory historical The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and especially, in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs. en Darwinism Derived terms en neo-Lamarckism Related terms en Lamarckian Lamarckist Neo-Lamarckism Translations evolutionary theory Arabic: ar لَامَارْكِيّة f Catalan: ca lamarckisme m Finnish: fi lamarckismi French: fr lamarckisme m Galician: gl lamarckismo m German: de Lamarckismus m Greek: el λαμαρκισμός m Italian: it lamarckismo m Japanese: ja 用不用説 yōfuyōsetsu, ja ラマルク説 Ramaruku-setsu Polish: pl lamarkizm m Portuguese: pt lamarckismo m Romanian: ro lamarckism n Russian: ru ламарки́зм m Spanish: es lamarckismo m Ukrainian: uk ламаркі́зм m en Obsolete scientific theories en eponyms