Meaning Of The Word Neo-Darwinism

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Neo-Darwinism in American English
a biological theory which maintains that natural selection is the main factor in the evolution of animals and plants and adjusts this concept to modern genetics
noun: the 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

Neo-Darwinism in British English
noun: the modern version of the Darwinian theory of evolution, which incorporates the principles of genetics to explain how inheritable variations can arise by mutation

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