14. What are the fundamental
similarities and differences
between lamarckism and
darwinism?

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Both lamarckism and darwinism
evolutionary theories as opposed
fixism, both admit the of
processes that caused in the
characteristics of living beings in the
.

They have however different
for those changes.
Lamarckism the law of use
disuse with the law the
transmission of acquired
to explain the changes.
defends the action ofthe
selection.