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THE distinction between the “acquired characters” of Lamarck and the other “responsive characters” which follow the “influence of the normal environment” is, I venture to think, not very important. The two kinds of characters are indeed admitted by Prof. Lankester to be “of the same order,” and their essential unity is clearly shown when we attempt, to trace the history of evolution as Lamarck conceived it.
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POULTON, E. “Acquired Characters”. Nature 51, 126–127 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051126b0
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