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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. | ||
The effect is named after | The effect is named after James Mark Baldwin, an American | ||
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* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_effect Baldwin Effect] | * 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]] | [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 24 January 2009
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. The effect is named after James Mark Baldwin, an American who described it in 1896.
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