(n.) The theory that structural variations, characteristic of species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain organs.
Example Sentences:
(1) Coca leaves (Erythroxylum coca Lamarck) and powder (5 - 10 g) were taken orally by human subjects in the same way as South American natives do.
(2) The 8 trace metals are Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, which are contained in the soft part of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck).
(3) Whole samples of Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837 and eggs of Paracentrotus lividus Lamarck, 1816 were collected on the coast of Ras Beirut, Lebanon in the summer and fall of 1977 and the spring of 1978.
(4) n. from the intestine of the prosobranch mollusc Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1801), is described.
(5) These new fossils, dates, analyses, and interpretations lead to confirmation and refinement of the mosaic scheme of human evolution as proposed by early evolutionists such as Lamarck, Haeckel, and Darwin.
(6) A comparative study was performed of the essential oil extracted from the fruiting apex of Bupleurum gibraltaricum Lamarck (Umbelliferae) collected in different areas within the province of Granada, including the Cázulas mountains, the Balcón de Canales and the Quéntar Reservoir.
(7) The roots of Caragana chamlagu Lamarck (Leguminosae) are used as an anti-neuralgic, anti-rheumatic, anti-arthritic, etc.
(8) Experiments presented in this study show that Octopus vulgaris Lamarck is able to open transparent glass jars closed with a plastic plug and containing a live crab (Carcinus mediterraneus).
(9) "The in vivo intestinal absorption of D(+)glucose by Eledone (Eledone moschata Lamarck), a cephalopod mollusc, is decreased by 2.10(-4)M phlorizin and increased by 2.10(-2)M phlorizin.
(10) This principle springing from Lamarck has got a contemporary meaning in the doctrine of Darwin.
(11) It is argued that only two such mechanisms may conceivably exist, Lamarckism and Darwinism.
(12) The content of eight trace elements (Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb) in the soft part of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck) is also considered.
(13) Soviet agricultural science was held back for decades because of the ideology of Trofim Lysenko, who was a proponent of Lamarckism,” he said.
(14) This claim is defended by way of an historical survey of the major concepts of 'chance' in the history of evolutionary biology, especially the concepts used by Jean Baptiste Lamarck, Charles Darwin, and Sewall Wright.
Theory
Definition:
(n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
(n.) An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
(n.) The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
(n.) The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
Example Sentences:
(1) This theory was confirmed by product analysis and by measuring the affinity of the substrate for the enzyme by its inhibition of p-nitrophenyl glucoside hydrolysis.
(2) The position of the cyst supports the theory that branchial cysts are congenital in origin.
(3) It helped pay the bills and caused me to ponder on the disconnection between theory and reality.
(4) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
(5) This observation, reinforced by simultaneous determinations of cortisol levels in the internal spermatic and antecubital veins, practically excluded the validity of the theory of adrenal hormonal suppression of testicular tissues.
(6) In 1935, Einstein challenged the prevailing interpretation of quantum theory.
(7) These results are interpreted in terms of the accessory binding site theory of Ariëns, and suggest the existence of different accessory binding sites on the Ascaris GABA receptor.
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(9) This theory is supported by a previous experimental report.
(10) On the assumption of a distribution in properties of the suspension according to the theory of Bruggeman, the capacitance is calculated to have a value of about one half this.5.
(11) These findings do not support the theory that 5-HT1C receptor activation causes migraine.
(12) Only one part of the theory of Alajouanine and colleagues has been confirmed by our experiments for our results have shown that there is a very close correlation between semantic paraphasias and disorders of semantic differentiation whilst no correlation can be found between phonemic paraphasias and disturbances in auditory phonemic discrimination.
(13) A new theory for the peculiar site selection of cholesteatomas of the external auditory canal is postulated.
(14) However, our theory differs in several important respects from the latter efforts.
(15) This paper provides an overview of the theory, indicating its contributions--such as a basis for individual psychotherapy of severe disorders and a more effective understanding of countertransference--and its shortcomings--such as lack of an explanation for the effects of physical and cognitive factors on object relatedness.
(16) The various theories of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are reviewed.
(17) Comparison with values predicted from theory shows that the distribution of protein among the various cross-linked species, obtained after different extents of exposure to cross-linker, is consistent with a two-layered arrangement of subunits involving one type of interaction between subunits from different layers and another between subunits within the same layer.
(18) For each theory, a constraint on preformance is proposed based on interference between the "analytic" and "synthetic" pitch perception modes.
(19) Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker has refused to say whether he believes in the theory of evolution, arguing that it is “a question a politician shouldn’t be involved in one way or the other”.
(20) These findings support the theory that plasma-membrane-cytoskeleton interactions have a role in the expression of specific immunity; the findings also identify new areas that should be considered in trying to understand the primary immunodeficiency diseases.