neo-Darwinism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.neo–Dar·win·ism
noun \-ˈdär-wə-ˌni-zəm\Definition of NEO-DARWINISM
: a theory of evolution that is a synthesis of Darwin's theory in terms of natural selection and modern population genetics
— neo–Dar·win·ist \-ˈdär-wə-nist\ noun
First Known Use of NEO-DARWINISM
circa 1900
neo–Dar·win·ism
noun \-ˈdär-wə-ˌniz-əm\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of NEO–DARWINISM
: a theory of evolution that is a synthesis of Darwin's theory in terms of natural selection and modern population genetics
—neo–Dar·win·ist \-nəst\ (audio pronunciation) noun
neo-Darwinism
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Theory of evolution that represents a synthesis of Charles Darwin's theory in terms of natural selection and modern population genetics. The term was first used after 1896 to describe the theories of August Weismann (1834–1914), who asserted that his germ-plasm theory made impossible the inheritance of acquired characteristics and supported natural selection as the only major process that would account for biological evolution.
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