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Question: In the context of the Baldwin effect, C.H. Waddington’s work contributed to understanding how an organism’s behavioral changes might impact evolution, but only under what specific condition?
Trivia Question Study Fact: C.H. Waddington, alongside James Mark Baldwin, contributed to challenging traditional neo-Darwinism by suggesting that an organism's capacity for learning and adapting behaviors can influence its evolutionary trajectory. This idea, known as the Baldwin effect, proposes that advantageous learned behaviors, if supported by heritable traits, can become instinctive over generations through natural selection, effectively reshaping anatomy and influencing reproductive success.
Trivia Question Explanation: The Baldwin effect emphasizes that while learned behaviors can influence evolution, these changes must be backed by underlying genetic predispositions to become ingrained and passed down through generations via natural selection.
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