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Lamarckism….

Posted by smaranya on 25th October , 2006

 
 
Lamarckism: 
Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste de Monet (b. Aug. 1, 1744, Bazentin-le-Petit, Picardy, France–d. Dec. 18, 1829, Paris) was the pioneer French biologist who is best known for his idea that acquired traits are inheritable, an idea known as Lamarckism, which is controverted by Darwinian theory.
Lamarck was the youngest of 11 children of a baron and lieutenant [...]