This theory has been suppressed sin 19th century. People hardly know his name but is yet to be proven alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution.
>Lamarckism is the idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired during its lifetime to its offspring.
>Studies in the field of epigenetics and somatic hypermutation have highlighted the possible inheritance of behavioral traits acquired by the previous generation
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/411880/a-comeback-for-lamarckian-evolution/
DARWIN BTFO