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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ne•o-Dar•win•ism (nē′ō där′wi niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]- Biologythe theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, esp. Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
- Biologyany modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation.
ne′o-Dar•win′i•an, adj., n. ne′o-Dar′win•ist, n. |