The Inheritance of Acquired Characters

Abstract

WILL you allow me to say, in reference to Prof. Hartog's interesting letter, that there is no ground for regarding the word “Lamarckism” as a nick-name? There can be no desire to “nick” him or anyone else, should it appear that the views they advocate are to be classified with those of Lamarck. Lamarckism is as reputable a denomination as Darwinism, and no reasonable man can possibly regard with anything but respect and sympathy the attempt to bring forward solid evidence in support of Lamarck's fundamental assumption, viz. that acquired characters are transmitted by heredity.