ANTH 1001 Chapter : Chapter 1
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A botanist in taxonomy. made latinous names of species. Creationist, he fashioned the world with all the species in it. Principles of the fixity of species- species are immutable (cannot change) after their creation by god. First individual to show how a species can change over time and how it occurs. His theory is known by two manners, the theory of inheritance of acquired. There are four tenets to the theory: characteristics (theory of use and disuse) 2. these needs are met by the modification of organs in the body or the. 3. the continued use of organs leads to an increase in its functional capacity; 4. these changes that occur during one"s lifetime are inheritable and can be production or establishment of new organs. lack of use of an organ leads to its degeneration and loss. transmitted or passed to one"s offspring.
