selectionist

noun

se·lec·tion·ist sə-ˈlek-sh(ə-)nist

: one who considers natural selection a fundamental factor in evolution

selectionist adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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. —

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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