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Misconceptions of Evolution
Misconceptions of Evolution: Lamarckian evolution and giraffes
Lamarck's hypothesis for how evolution worked stated that organisms could pass on traits they had acquired during their lifetime to the progeny, such as giraffes gaining a long neck because their parents needed to reach high food.
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