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Darwinism

DEFINITIONS OF: Darwinism

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n a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

Types:
neo-Darwinism
a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
Type of:
evolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution
(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
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