Definition of neo-Darwinian in English:
neo-Darwinian
adjective ˌniːəʊdɑːˈwɪnɪənˌnēōdärˈwinēən
Relating to the modern version of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, incorporating the findings of genetics.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the neo-Darwinian approach to natural selection that incorporates consideration of genetics, fitness is attributed to particular genotypes.
- To the best of my knowledge no one has considered neo-Darwinian evolution to be a one-shot game, yet the book reads as if this was the predominant view and that the authors have stumbled onto something new.
- These observations clearly supported the neutral theory rather than the neo-Darwinian evolution.
- If you don't know anything about molecular biology and neo-Darwinian evolution then sit back and listen, rather than taking on the mantle of quasi-scientific commentator.
- According to the neo-Darwinian view of evolution, mutations arise at random with respect to their phenotypic consequences.
- The concept of developmental constraints expanded the scope of the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution.
Derivatives
noun ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnɪz(ə)mˌnioʊˈdɑrwənˌɪz(ə)m
mass nounA modern version of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, incorporating the findings of genetics.
debates over neo-Darwinism in the scientific community
Example sentencesExamples
- It is typical of creationists to exploit disagreements between evolutionists as proof that neo-Darwinism is dead while at the same time hiding their own disagreements from the public.
- In so doing, he succeeds eminently in disarming the one-sided arguments advanced by defenders of both neo-Darwinism and intelligent design.
- In neo-Darwinism, natural selection is assumed to play a much more important role than mutation, sometimes creating new characters in the presence of genetic recombination.
adjective ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnɪstˌnioʊˈdɑrwənəst
Relating to the modern version of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, incorporating the findings of genetics.
the cardinal rejects neo-Darwinist views