Difference between Lamarckism and Darwinism: Charles Darwin in his book ‘The Origin of Species‘ or the preservation of favored races in the struggle For life (1859) proposed that there is inherited variation (polymorphism) in populations of animals and plants, more creatures are born than can survive (a struggle for existence), and individuals carrying certain favorable variants are more likely to survive and pass them on others (natural selection). Over long periods natural selection gives rise to new forms of life (the origin of species). Lamarck gave his theory in his book “Philosophie Zoologique” (1809). He states that changes in the … Continue reading Difference between Lamarckism and Darwinism