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   neo-Lamarckian
         adj 1: of or relating to a modern version of Lamarckism; "Neo-
                  Lamarckian theories"

English Dictionary: Nullenergiehaus by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neo-Lamarckism
n
  1. a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Lamarckism \Ne`o-La*marck"ism\, n. (Biol.)
      Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent
      biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits
      characters acquired by the parent from change of environment,
      use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of {Neo-Darwinism}
      (which see, above). -- {Ne`o-La*marck"i*an}, a. & n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Neo-Lamarckism \Ne`o-La*marck"ism\, n. (Biol.)
      Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent
      biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits
      characters acquired by the parent from change of environment,
      use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of {Neo-Darwinism}
      (which see, above). -- {Ne`o-La*marck"i*an}, a. & n.
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