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Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM) with John McCormack

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Lamarcian Theory of Acquired Genetics

Birds with longer bills were able to feed more effectively from bird feeders and thereby produce more offspring, which led the population as whole to have longer bills. French biologist jean baptiste lamark had a theory of acquired genetics such that offspring would take on the characteristics their parents adopted in their life. Lamarcian geneticspre dated darwin's theory of evolution, and once darwin came on the scene, people were like, yaby lamark a revoir nno.

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