neo darwinism

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neo Darwinizm
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Theory of evolution that represents a synthesis of Charles Darwin's theory in terms of natural selection and modern population genetics. The term was first used after 1896 to describe the theories of August Weismann (1834-1914), who asserted that his germ-plasm theory made impossible the inheritance of acquired characteristics and supported natural selection as the only major process that would account for biological evolution
a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
neodarwinism
Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo- Darwinism
neodarwinism
The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; esp
neodarwinism
opposed to Neo- Lamarckism
neo darwinism

    Hyphenation

    neo Dar·win·i·sm

    Turkish pronunciation

    niō därwînîzım

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnēō ˈdärwəˌnəzəm/ /ˈniːoʊ ˈdɑːrwɪˌnɪzəm/
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