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% SON Offspring (3) The Telegraph Mini Jul 13, 2026
6% YOUNG Offspring (5) New York Times Jul 6, 2026
6% ONCE ___ in a lifetime (4) USA Today May 17, 2026
5% NODE Unit in graph theory (4) The Atlantic Jul 12, 2026
5% GET Acquire (3) New York Times Mini Jul 10, 2026
5% GAIN Acquire (4) Commuter Jul 7, 2026
5% BRED Had offspring (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 7, 2026
5% TRAIT Characteristic (5) LA Times Daily Jul 6, 2026
5% FILIAL Relating to offspring (6) LA Times Daily Jul 3, 2026

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