In a manner relating to caenogenesis; in a way that reflects the acquisition of new characteristics during development rather than inheritance.
From caenogenetic + -ally adverbial suffix. A specialized term used in discussing evolutionary and developmental mechanisms.
This adverb captures a now-outdated idea in biology—that organisms could fundamentally change themselves within their lifetime in ways their offspring would inherit, a theory that Lamarck championed but modern genetics has refuted.
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