orthoselection
The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selectionThe hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.
Meaning
2 senses(historical, uncountable)The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.
(uncountable)The acquisition of a common series of rearrangements within a genetic lineage.
Origin
From ortho- + selection, originally coined by Ludwig Plate in 1913.From ortho- + selection, originally coined by Ludwig Plate in 1913.
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