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What is Lamarckism?

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Lamarckism is an evolutionary theory proposing that changes in a living organism's body during its lifetime could be inherited by its offspring. Theory is named after the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who first proposed it in the 18th century. Lamarckism has since been discredited by modern evolutionary theory, but it remains an important part of the history of biology.
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