Lamarck hypothesized that organisms evolved through the inhertitance of acquired charactaristics.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was born on August 1, 1744.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was born on August 1, 1744.
Darwin did not actually meet Lamarck in person. Lamarck's ideas on evolution were published before Darwin's time, and Darwin was familiar with them through his readings. Darwin's theory of natural selection differed from Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Lamarck hypothesized that organisms evolved through the inhertitance of acquired charactaristics.
Lamarck's hypotheses were published in Zoological Philosophical Work written in 1809.
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Do Lamarck's theories provide a good explanation for the change in months? Why or why not?
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck died on December 18, 1829 at the age of 85.
Lamarck's ideas were that he had a great contribution to the study of evolution.
The public, due mostly to religious reasons, was not ready for any transmutational theory and Lamarck's theory had no evidence to support it thus scientists of the time did not pay it much attention. Also Cuvier was Lamarck's enemy and denigrated the theory Lamarck developed.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck died on December 18, 1829 at the age of 85.