Baldwin Effect
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by the phenotype through learning, it is finally specified in the genotype. | by the phenotype through learning, it is finally specified in the genotype. | ||
A character or trait change occurring in an organism becomes | A character or trait change occurring in an organism becomes | ||
| - | gradually assimilated into its genetic specification. | + | 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 | The effect is named after James Mark Baldwin, an American | ||
who described it in 1896. | who described it in 1896. | ||
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