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Who is Jean-Bapiste Lamark from The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature and what is their importance? The_Red_Queen:_Sex_and_the_Evolution_of_Human_Nature English & Literature Jean-Bapiste Lamark | The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

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Lamark was one of Darwin's predecessors. He argued that traits that develop in individuals are passed down to the next generation. For example, a giraffe's neck develops when it extends its neck to eat leaves on high branches. According to Lamark, this trait (elongated neck) is then passed down to its descendants.

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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature