neo-Darwinism
[ nee-oh-dahr-wi-niz-uhm ]
/ ˌni oʊˈdɑr wɪˌnɪz əm /
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noun Biology.
the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation.
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Origin of neo-Darwinism
First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for neo-Darwinism
Neo-Darwinism
/ (ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnˌɪzəm) /
noun
the modern version of the Darwinian theory of evolution, which incorporates the principles of genetics to explain how inheritable variations can arise by mutation
Derived forms of Neo-Darwinism
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Medical definitions for neo-Darwinism
Neo-Darwinism
[ nē′ō-där′wə-nĭz′əm ]
n.
Darwinism as modified by the findings of modern genetics.
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Scientific definitions for neo-Darwinism
Neo-Darwinism
[ nē′ō-där′wə-nĭz′əm ]
Darwinism as modified by the findings of modern genetics, stating that mutations due to random copying errors in DNA cause variation within a population of individual organisms and that natural selection acts upon these variations.
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