Baldwin effect

English

Etymology

Introduced by James Mark Baldwin.

Noun

Baldwin effect (plural Baldwin effects)

  1. (evolutionary theory) The effect whereby an organism's ability to learn new behaviours affects its reproductive success and therefore changes the genetic makeup of its species through natural selection.
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