ALL meanings of neo-darwinism
ne·o-Dar·win·ism
N n - noun neo-darwinism the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters. 1
- noun neo-darwinism any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation. 1
- noun neo-darwinism the modern version of the Darwinian theory of evolution, which incorporates the principles of genetics to explain how inheritable variations can arise by mutation 0
- noun neo-darwinism 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 0