neo-Lamarckian

ریشه

Combination of 'neo-' (new) and 'Lamarckian' (relating to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, a French biologist).

مثال

• The neo-Lamarckian view suggests that giraffes developed long necks through stretching to reach leaves and passed this trait on to their offspring.
• Some scientists reject neo-Lamarckian ideas, favoring the theory of natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin.
• Neo-Lamarckian theories were influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.