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% ONCE ___ in a lifetime (4) USA Today May 17, 2026
6% SPAWN Offspring (5) LA Times Daily May 11, 2026
5% STEPSON Spouse's male offspring (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jun 12, 2026
5% COMEBY Acquire (4,2) (6) The Guardian Quick Jun 9, 2026
5% SON Male offspring (3)
5% OBIT Story of a lifetime? (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 3, 2026
5% RELAY Pass on (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 3, 2026
5% PEER Jury member, in theory (4) Newsday Jun 3, 2026
5% CALF Cow's offspring (4)

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