KnowraLamarckismLinked fromLinked fromThe 25 pages that link to Lamarckism, each with the reason it gives.All 25Broader topic 1Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 20Natural selectionCompared with: It contrasts with selection acting on inherited variation already present across generations.EpigeneticsCompared with: Claims about inherited epigenetic effects are sometimes compared with, but do not establish, Lamarckism.EvolutionCompared with: It contrasts with modern evolutionary explanations based on inherited genetic variation.Cultural evolutionCompared with: Cultural transmission resembles inheritance of acquired traits, but operates through learning rather than genes.Modern synthesisCompared with: The synthesis instead explained adaptation chiefly through inherited variation and selection.Thomas Henry HuxleyCompared with: Huxley’s acceptance of evolution did not mean endorsing every proposed mechanism of change.Common descentCompared with: It accepts transformation over time but proposes a different route for inheritance.Jean-Baptiste LamarckBroader topic: The label names the family of ideas derived from Lamarck’s evolutionary proposals.Herbert SpencerRelated: Spencer’s evolutionary framework included inheritance of acquired characteristics.Central dogma of molecular biologyCompared with: It is sometimes confused with forbidden protein-to-nucleic-acid transfer, though inheritance of acquired traits is a broader claim.DarwinismCompared with: Darwinian selection acts on inherited variation rather than relying on use and disuse to create adaptations.Edward Drinker CopeCompared with: Cope’s evolutionary thinking included mechanisms beyond natural selection, including inheritance of acquired traits.Chromosome theory of inheritanceCompared with: Its proposed route of inheritance differs from transmission through chromosome-borne genes.Clonal evolutionCompared with: Clonal evolution depends on heritable cellular variation, not directed inheritance of acquired traits.LysenkoismRelated: Lysenkoism echoed this inheritance idea, though it arose within a distinct Soviet political setting.Victorian scienceCompared with: It provided an alternative evolutionary mechanism to Darwinian natural selection.Aryan raceCompared with: Its obsolete heredity ideas influenced some racial thinkers, but it is distinct from Aryan racial doctrine.August WeismannCompared with: Weismann’s account directly opposed its proposed route from bodily change to heredity.Evolutionary theoryCompared with: It illustrates an influential but largely superseded account of how traits are inherited.Inheritance of Acquired CharacteristicsNarrower topic: It places this inheritance proposal within Lamarck’s broader account of evolutionary change.Peppered mothCompared with: The claim that pollution directly caused heritable darkening was sometimes mistaken for selection.History of evolutionary thoughtRelated: Lamarck offered an early systematic account of species changing over time.MacroevolutionCompared with: It provides a contrasting historical account of how evolutionary change is inherited.Alternatives to Darwinian evolutionCompared with: It explains adaptation through inheritance of acquired traits rather than selection among inherited variations.Baldwin effectCompared with: The Baldwin effect changes selection through behavior; it does not require acquired traits to pass directly to offspring.
KnowraLamarckismLinked fromLinked fromThe 25 pages that link to Lamarckism, each with the reason it gives.All 25Broader topic 1Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 20Natural selectionCompared with: It contrasts with selection acting on inherited variation already present across generations.EpigeneticsCompared with: Claims about inherited epigenetic effects are sometimes compared with, but do not establish, Lamarckism.EvolutionCompared with: It contrasts with modern evolutionary explanations based on inherited genetic variation.Cultural evolutionCompared with: Cultural transmission resembles inheritance of acquired traits, but operates through learning rather than genes.Modern synthesisCompared with: The synthesis instead explained adaptation chiefly through inherited variation and selection.Thomas Henry HuxleyCompared with: Huxley’s acceptance of evolution did not mean endorsing every proposed mechanism of change.Common descentCompared with: It accepts transformation over time but proposes a different route for inheritance.Jean-Baptiste LamarckBroader topic: The label names the family of ideas derived from Lamarck’s evolutionary proposals.Herbert SpencerRelated: Spencer’s evolutionary framework included inheritance of acquired characteristics.Central dogma of molecular biologyCompared with: It is sometimes confused with forbidden protein-to-nucleic-acid transfer, though inheritance of acquired traits is a broader claim.DarwinismCompared with: Darwinian selection acts on inherited variation rather than relying on use and disuse to create adaptations.Edward Drinker CopeCompared with: Cope’s evolutionary thinking included mechanisms beyond natural selection, including inheritance of acquired traits.Chromosome theory of inheritanceCompared with: Its proposed route of inheritance differs from transmission through chromosome-borne genes.Clonal evolutionCompared with: Clonal evolution depends on heritable cellular variation, not directed inheritance of acquired traits.LysenkoismRelated: Lysenkoism echoed this inheritance idea, though it arose within a distinct Soviet political setting.Victorian scienceCompared with: It provided an alternative evolutionary mechanism to Darwinian natural selection.Aryan raceCompared with: Its obsolete heredity ideas influenced some racial thinkers, but it is distinct from Aryan racial doctrine.August WeismannCompared with: Weismann’s account directly opposed its proposed route from bodily change to heredity.Evolutionary theoryCompared with: It illustrates an influential but largely superseded account of how traits are inherited.Inheritance of Acquired CharacteristicsNarrower topic: It places this inheritance proposal within Lamarck’s broader account of evolutionary change.Peppered mothCompared with: The claim that pollution directly caused heritable darkening was sometimes mistaken for selection.History of evolutionary thoughtRelated: Lamarck offered an early systematic account of species changing over time.MacroevolutionCompared with: It provides a contrasting historical account of how evolutionary change is inherited.Alternatives to Darwinian evolutionCompared with: It explains adaptation through inheritance of acquired traits rather than selection among inherited variations.Baldwin effectCompared with: The Baldwin effect changes selection through behavior; it does not require acquired traits to pass directly to offspring.