Acquired traits can be inherited via small RNAs

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 22:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that an acquired trait can be inherited without any DNA involvement. The findings suggest that Lamarck, whose theory of evolution was eclipsed by Darwin's, may not have been entirely wrong.

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