FAQ About Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
What is Lamarckism?
Lamarckism is the term used to describe the evolutionary theory proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It posits that organisms can acquire traits over their lifetime through use or disuse and then pass these traits on to their offspring. For instance, Lamarck famously suggested that giraffes developed long necks because they stretched to reach leaves in taller trees, and this trait was inherited by subsequent generations.
