The theory that characteristics acquired during an animal’s lifetime can be passed on to its offspring Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The theory that characteristics acquired during an animal’s lifetime can be passed on to its offspring last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAMARCKISM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAMARCKISM The theory that characteristics acquired during an animal’s lifetime can be passed on to its offspring (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 4, 2021
6% SPAWN Offspring (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 15, 2025
6% CONSTRAINT Criminal's characteristic acquiring new force (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 11, 2025
6% ONCE ___ in a lifetime (4) USA Today Aug 6, 2025
6% EUGENIC Relating to production of offspring with desirable characteristics (7) (7)
6% HEREDITARY Passed to offspring (10) (10)
6% SIRE Male animal with offspring (4)
5% ETHOS Characteristic spirit (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
5% ELAPSE Pass by (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 24, 2025
5% SON Male offspring (3)

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