Lamarckian Illusions

Adam Weiss

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.08.003

Lamarckian Illusions

Trends Ecol Evol. 2015 Oct;30(10):566-568. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.08.003.

Author

Adam Weiss¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Dr Bohrgasse 9/5; 1030 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: adam.weiss@univie.ac.at.

PMID: 26411613
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.08.003

Abstract

In recent years the term 'Lamarckian evolution' has become a household name for processes that do not follow classical Mendelian pattern of inheritance, and it is seen as a relevant complement to Darwinism. In this article I argue that bringing back Lamarck is unjustified and misleading.

Keywords: CRISPR; Darwinism; Lamarckism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptive Immunity / genetics
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats / genetics*
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats / immunology
Epigenesis, Genetic*
Evolution, Molecular*
Prokaryotic Cells / immunology