neo-darwinian
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to modern evolutionary theory: Describes concepts, ideas, or theories that are based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection but have been updated and modified by modern genetic discoveries, particularly those concerning heredity and mutation.
Usage
- The term is used to describe scientific theories, models, or perspectives in evolutionary biology that synthesize Darwin's original ideas with modern genetics.
- It is typically used in academic, scientific, and philosophical contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The textbook presented a neo-Darwinian synthesis of evolution.
- His research supports a strictly neo-Darwinian interpretation of speciation.
Advanced Usage
- "Neo-Darwinian synthesis": A specific term for the mid-20th-century consensus in evolutionary biology that combined Darwinian selection with Mendelian genetics.
- The Modern Synthesis, also known as the neo-Darwinian synthesis, is a foundational concept in biology.
Variants and Related Words
- Neo-Darwinism (n): The modern theory of evolution that is the subject of the adjective "neo-Darwinian."
- Neo-Darwinism is the prevailing paradigm in evolutionary biology.
Synonyms
- Modern evolutionary (pertaining to the contemporary synthetic theory)
- Synthetic (in the context of the Modern Synthesis)
Different Meanings
- As an adjective, "neo-Darwinian" has a single, specific meaning related to evolutionary biology. It does not have common idiomatic or colloquial uses outside this technical context.
Adjective
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of or relating to Darwin's theories as modified by modern genetic findings
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Neo-Darwinian theories
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