Hal ini sangat ironis, karena Darwin berulang kali memainkan gagasan penurunan sifat dapatan dan, jika gagasan ini begitu buruk, Darwinlah yang seharusnya mendapatkan nama jelek daripada Lamarck.
This was doubly ironical, for Darwin repeatedly toyed with the idea of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and, if it is so dreadful, it is Darwin who should be denigrated rather than Lamarck.