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Definitions of acquired characteristic
Definition that contains acquired characteristic
  • lamarckism a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
  • weismann German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
  • august friedrich leopold weismann German biologist who was one of the founders of modern genetics; his theory of genetic transmission ruled out the possibility of transmitting acquired characteristics (1834-1914)
  • chevalier de lamarck French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
  • lamarck French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
  • jean baptiste de lamarck French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
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