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Learned behaviors can be inherited.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that learned behaviors can be inherited?

Partly. One peer-reviewed study reports that learned avoidance in C. elegans is inherited for several generations, supporting the claim in a single organism. Other reference sources contrast learned behaviors with genetically inherited ones, indicating learned behavior is generally not inherited.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 4 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 1
A natural bacterial pathogen of C . elegans uses a small RNA to induce transgenerational inheritance of learned avoidance
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A natural bacterial pathogen of C. elegans uses a small RNA to induce transgenerational inheritance of learned avoidance. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011178

Evidence against · 4
Behavior
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Behavior. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior

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More against · 3
OpenStax Biology: 45.7 Behavioral Biology: Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior
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OpenStax Biology: 45.7 Behavioral Biology: Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Behavior. (n.d.). openstax.org. https://openstax.org/books/biology/pages/98dc9ab6-4f77-4f2e-85fb-c69c97c68649@

Chapter 4 -- Risk Factors for Youth Violence - Youth Violence
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Chapter 4 -- Risk Factors for Youth Violence - Youth Violence. (n.d.). ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44294/#A12589

ed.-l.-jones-encyclopedia-of-religion-15-volume-set-2004
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ed.-l.-jones-encyclopedia-of-religion-15-volume-set-2004. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/ed.-l.-jones-encyclopedia-of-religion-15-volume-set-2004

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