slovo | definícia |
neo-darwinian (encz) | neo-Darwinian, adj: |
Neo-Darwinian (gcide) | Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.
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. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an
example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an, a.
& n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
neo-darwinian (wn) | neo-Darwinian
adj 1: of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern
genetic findings; "Neo-Darwinian theories" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Neo-Darwinian (gcide) | Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.
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. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an
example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an, a.
& n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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