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The '''Baldwin Effect''' describes an evolutionary process where a learned trait becomes bit by bit innate: although it has been acquired originally by the phenotype through learning, it is finally specified in the genotype. A character or trait change occurring in an organism becomes gradually assimilated into its genetic specification, and an acquired characteristic becomes gradually an inherited one. The effect is named after James Mark Baldwin, an American who described it in 1896. == Links == * Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_effect Baldwin Effect] * [http://www.apperceptual.com/baldwin-editorial.html 100 Years of the Baldwin Effect] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]]
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