The Idea That Bodily Changes Brought on Through Experience in One

question 59

Multiple Choice

The idea that bodily changes brought on through experience in one generation could be passed on to the next is called:

• A) Lamarckism.
• B) Darwinism.
• C) natural selection.
• D) genetic determinism.
• E) cultural determinism.

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Definitions:

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