theory of organic evolution

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theory of organic evolution - (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animalsevolutionism, theory of evolutionscientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"biological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsDarwinism - a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selectionLamarckism - a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspringpunctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibrium - a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change

Related to theory of organic evolution: Evolutionary Theory, Darwin's theory

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Synonyms for theory of organic evolution

noun (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals

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evolutionism
theory of evolution

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scientific theory
biological science
biology
Darwinism
Lamarckism
punctuated equilibrium
theory of punctuated equilibrium