Essentials of Physical Anthropology (Third Edition)
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Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 3, Problem 5ER
Summary Introduction
To discuss: The difference between the epigenetic phenomena and Lamarckism.
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Epigenetic phenomena:
It refers to the environmental factors that affect the way in which the deoxyribonucleic acid is regulated. It is a process of understanding how genes work by studying biological and cultural impact on the genes.
Lamarckism:
The theory proposed by Chevalier de Lamarck to explain the evolutionary change was known as Lamarckism. The theory stated that the parents passed on the characteristics or modifications they acquired to the offspring. This resulted in the change in life forms of earth.
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