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noun Biology.
Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
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ne·o-La·marck·i·an, adjective, noun
ne·o-La·marck·ist, noun
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Neo-lamarckism
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So is fat cell. Does it mean:
| a theory that evolution of a species is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species, not due to natural selection |
| a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat |
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