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IN 1815, Lamarck propounded the hypothesis that all which has been acquired, laid down or changed in the organisation of individuals in the course of their life is conserved by generation and transmitted to the new individuals which proceed from those which have undergone those changes.
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Phil. Mag., 10, 556; 1930; and 11, 454; 1931.
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DUFTON, A. Inheritance of Acquired Characters. Nature 130, 508–509 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130508b0
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