Phys.org·3 min read·hard
Updating Darwin: Biologists are returning to an older theory to explain anomalies in evolution
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Pim Edelaar
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Biologists are revisiting Lamarckism, a discredited 19th-century theory suggesting that organisms can pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring. Modern research is exploring how this concept might explain evolutionary anomalies that standard natural selection cannot fully account for.
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