neo-Darwinism

[ nee-oh-dahr-wi-niz-uhm ]

/ ˌni oʊˈdɑr wɪˌnɪz əm /

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.

Origin of neo-Darwinism

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM neo-Darwinism

ne·o-Dar·win·i·an, adjective, nounne·o-Dar·win·ist, noun

Words nearby neo-Darwinism

neoconservatism, neocortex, neocyanine, neocystostomy, neo-dada, neo-Darwinism, neodymium, neoencephalon, neo-expressionism, neofascism, neoformation

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Example sentences from the Web for neo-Darwinism

This affords a striking instance of the pernicious influence which Neo-Darwinism is exercising on the minds of men to-day.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar
We would emphasise that it is not Darwinism we are attacking, but that which is erroneously called Neo-Darwinism.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar
Neo-Darwinism is a pathological growth on Darwinism, which, we fear, can be removed only by a surgical operation.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar
I had as yet no idea that a writer could attack Neo-Darwinism without attacking evolution.
Unconscious Memory|Samuel Butler

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

Neo-Darwinian, adjective, noun

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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.

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.

单词	neo-darwinism
释义	neo-Darwinism [ nee-oh-dahr-wi-niz-uhm ] / ˌni oʊˈdɑr wɪˌnɪz əm / 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. Origin of neo-Darwinism First recorded in 1900–05 OTHER WORDS FROM neo-Darwinism ne·o-Dar·win·i·an, adjective, nounne·o-Dar·win·ist, noun Words nearby neo-Darwinism neoconservatism, neocortex, neocyanine, neocystostomy, neo-dada, neo-Darwinism, neodymium, neoencephalon, neo-expressionism, neofascism, neoformation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for neo-Darwinism This affords a striking instance of the pernicious influence which Neo-Darwinism is exercising on the minds of men to-day. The Making of Species\|Douglas Dewar We would emphasise that it is not Darwinism we are attacking, but that which is erroneously called Neo-Darwinism. The Making of Species\|Douglas Dewar Neo-Darwinism is a pathological growth on Darwinism, which, we fear, can be removed only by a surgical operation. The Making of Species\|Douglas Dewar I had as yet no idea that a writer could attack Neo-Darwinism without attacking evolution. Unconscious Memory\|Samuel Butler 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 Neo-Darwinian, adjective, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for neo-Darwinism Neo-Darwinism [ nē′ō-där′wə-nĭz′əm ] n. Darwinism as modified by the findings of modern genetics. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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