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单词 acquired characteristic
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acquired characteristic

(also acquired character)
noun Biology
A modification or change in an organ or tissue that is due to use, disuse, or environmental effects during an organism’s lifetime.The giraffe is often used as an example of contrast between Lamarck's idea of acquired characteristics with Darwin's natural selection....
  • The details of this theory need not concern us, except to note that it was ‘Larmarckist’ in its contention that it is possible for organisms to inherit acquired characteristics.
  • There are, however, a few examples of biological systems in which acquired characters are passed onto future generations.
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