doctrine of descent

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noun

1. the theory that animals and plants arose by descent from previously existing organisms; theory of evolution

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doctrine of descent

All that agnostic science and the evolution philosophy had to teach, George Eliot accepted, its doctrine of descent, its new psychology, and its theories of society and human destiny.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis

There is no great biologist now living who does not accept the essentials of the doctrine of descent.

From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)

To establish convincingly the doctrine of descent with modification as a theory of species, it was necessary for him to develop the theory of adaptation which we now know as natural selection.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

Viewed in this way, variability within the specific limits becomes in itself one of the strongest arguments against the doctrine of descent with modification as a mode of origination of new species.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

These differences occur even with reference to the fundamental doctrine generally adhered to, the doctrine of descent.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf