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
Neo-Darwinian (ˌNeo-Darˈwinian)
adjective, noun
Neo-Darwinism in American English
(ˌnioʊˈdɑrwɪnˌɪzəm)
noun
a biological theory which maintains that natural selection is the main factor in the evolution of animals and plants and adjusts this concept to modern genetics