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{{quote|'''Jean-Baptiste Lamarck:''' What I am saying is that basically, the inheritance of acquired traits change a species over time.
'''Georges Cuvier:''' And what I am saying is no, that is the stupidest thing anyone has ever heard of.|''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]'', [http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id{{=}}35 "In Theory, Your Theories Could Be Sexier"]}}
In [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]], there were well established ways for a character to [[Super-Hero Origin|gain his or her powers]]: being bitten by a [[Applied Phlebotinum|radioactive spider]], doing years of [[Charles Atlas Superpower|Charles Atlas training]], having a [[Die or Fly|near-death experience]], extensive mystic training, getting an [[Green Lantern Ring|artifact of great power]], being [[Crimefighting with Cash|disgustingly wealthy]], and scores of other imaginative [[Backstory|backstories]]. With the advent of the [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] onwards, these [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] heroes had children. Naturally, they inherited their parents' powers and heroic tendencies and many became [[Legacy Character|legacy characters]], through the sometimes magical agency of [[Superpowerful Genetics]].
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A.k.a. [[Inheritance of Acquired Traits]]. See also [[Evolutionary Levels]] and [[Superpowerful Genetics]]. Compare [[In the Blood]] for the morality version. [[Generation Xerox]] is this trope [[Up to Eleven]]; the kids inherit more than just their parent's physical traits. [[Sub-Trope]] of [[All Theories Are True]]. [[Muggle Born of Mages]] is the [[Subversion]]. [[Randomly-Gifted]] is an [[Aversion]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Everyone in the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' world knows: (ahem...) THIS HAIR CURL, THESE MUSCLES, THESE PINK SPARKLES, THIS [[Badass Longcoat|GREATCOAT]], THIS ALCHEMY AND THIS [[Badass Mustache]] HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!!!
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