selectionist
noun
se·lec·tion·ist
sə-ˈlek-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who considers natural selection a fundamental factor in evolution
selectionist
adjective
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At the other end are a range of broad families of ideas which are group selectionist, or posit a more complex and nested array of dynamics and forces.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
For Townsend, the ongoing debate between neutralists and selectionists isn’t particularly fruitful.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2018
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
For Townsend, the ongoing debate between neutralists and selectionists isn’t particularly fruitful.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2018
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selectionist
noun
se·lec·tion·ist
sə-ˈlek-sh(ə-)nəst
: a person who considers natural selection a fundamental factor in evolution
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