The theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics has recently displaced natural selection as mainstream science's most accepted theory of evolutionary change.

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This statement is false. Natural selection remains the most accepted theory of evolutionary change among mainstream scientists. The theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in the early 19th century, but was largely discredited by later discoveries in genetics and evolutionary biology.

The Theory of the Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics Has Recently