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Meaning of "Neo-Darwinism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEO-DARWINISM

Neo-Darwinism  [ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEO-DARWINISM

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Neo-Darwinism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEO-DARWINISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neo-Darwinism

Neo-Darwinism is the 'modern synthesis' of Darwinian evolution through natural selection with Mendelian genetics, the latter being a set of primary tenets specifying that evolution involves the transmission of characteristics from parent to child through the mechanism of genetic transfer, rather than the 'blending process' of pre-Mendelian evolutionary science. Neo-Darwinism can also designate Darwin's ideas of natural selection separated from his hypothesis of Pangenesis as a Lamarckian source of variation involving blending inheritance. As part of the disagreement about whether natural selection alone was sufficient to explain speciation, George Romanes coined the term neo-Darwinism to refer to the version of evolution advocated by Alfred Russel Wallace and August Weismann with its heavy dependence on natural selection. Weismann and Wallace rejected the Lamarckian idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics, something that Darwin had not ruled out.

Definition of Neo-Darwinism in the English dictionary

The definition of Neo-Darwinism in the dictionary is the modern version of the Darwinian theory of evolution, which incorporates the principles of genetics to explain how inheritable variations can arise by mutation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEO-DARWINISM


Arminianism
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charlatanism
ˈʃɑːlətənˌɪzəm
futilitarianism
fjuːˌtɪlɪˈteərɪənˌɪzəm
heroinism
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hobgoblinism
hɒbˈɡɒblɪnˌɪzəm
hoydenism
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Jacobinism
ˈdʒækəbɪnˌɪzəm
Keynesianism
ˈkeɪnzɪənˌɪzəm
larrikinism
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libertinism
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lionism
ˈlaɪənˌɪzəm
mandarinism
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Moravianism
məˈreɪvɪənˌɪzəm
paeanism
ˈpiːənˌɪzəm
plebeianism
pləˈbiːənˌɪzəm
polydaemonism
ˌpɒlɪˈdaɪmənˌɪzəm
sectarianism
sɛkˈtɛərɪənˌɪzəm
tectonism
ˈtɛktənˌɪzəm
Victorianism
vɪkˈtɔːrɪənˌɪzəm
Zoroastrianism
ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪənˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEO-DARWINISM

Neo-Darwinian
neo-fascism
neo-fascist
Neo-Lamarckian
Neo-Lamarckism
Neo-Latin
Neo-Melanesian
neo-Nazi
neo-Nazism
neo-noir
neo-orthodox
neo-orthodoxy
Neo-Platonic
Neo-Platonism
Neo-Platonist

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEO-DARWINISM

albinism
alpinism
antifeminism
Calvinism
chauvinism
cretinism
Darwinism
determinism
ecofeminism
feminism
hyperinsulinism
indeterminism
Jainism
Leninism
male chauvinism
Marxism-Leninism
mechanism
Philistinism
routinism
Stalinism
terminism

Synonyms and antonyms of Neo-Darwinism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Find out the translation of Neo-Darwinism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Neo-Darwinism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Neo-Darwinism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新达尔文主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Neo - darwinismo
570 millions of speakers

English

Neo-Darwinism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नव तत्त्वज्ञानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الداروينية الجديدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Неодарвинизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Neo- darwinismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিও-ডারউইনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Le néo-darwinisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neo-Darwinian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neo -Darwinismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ネオダーウィニズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신다윈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neo-Darwinian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tân Darwin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியோ-டார்வினின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निओ-डार्विनियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Neo-Darwinci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Neo - darwinismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Neo - darwinizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Неодарвінізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Neo - darwinismul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νέο - Δαρβινισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Neo- Darwinisme
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Neodarwinismen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Neo - Darwinismen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Neo-Darwinism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-DARWINISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEO-DARWINISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Neo-Darwinism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEO-DARWINISM»

Discover the use of Neo-Darwinism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Neo-Darwinism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian ...
This failure to account for something so integral to nature as mind, argues philosopher Thomas Nagel, is a major problem, threatening to unravel the entire naturalistic world picture, extending to biology, evolutionary theory, and cosmology ...
Thomas Nagel, 2012
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Competition Science Vision
Differences between Darwinism and Neo- Darwinism Darwinism (Natural Selection) 6. It is the original theory given by Charles Darwin (1859) to explain the origin of new species. According to this theory accumulation of continuous variations ...
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Back to Darwin: A Richer Account of Evolution
Neo-Darwinism and Its Religious Implications David Ray Griffin The presently dominant form of evolutionary theory is widely known as “neo- Darwinism.” This term is widely used, at least by historians, philosophers, and theologians. According ...
John B. Cobb, 2008
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The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought: ...
Why was developmental biology absent from the early versions of neo- Darwinism? Why was it not later incorporated? Most importantly, what brought about the historical narratives and philosophical arguments that implied that development ...
Ron Amundson, 2005
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Competition Science Vision
Darwinism (Natural Selection) Neo-Darwinism 1. It is the original theory 1. given by Charles Darwin (1859) to explain the origin of new species. 2. According to this theory 2. accumulation of continuous variations causes change in individuals  ...
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Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times
Neo-D. ar. win. is. mm. Neo-darwinism. and. Cultural. Selection. I should make it clear at the outset that the biologizing characteristic of neo-Darwinians does not necessarily involve raciological assumptions or theories. Nor are neo-Darwinists  ...
Marvin Harris, 1999
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A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory
In this respect most current research in biology hinges on evolutionary theory in some way, and falls under the term neo-Darwinism. Criticisms of the Term Neo- Darwinism Ernst Mayr, one of the founders of the modern synthesis, writes that, ...
Michael Payne, Jessica Rae Barbera, 2010
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Evolution According to Wikipedia: Learn everything there is ...
Neo-Darwinism is the 'modern synthesis' of Darwinian evolution through natural selection with Mendelian genetics, the latter being a set of primary tenets specifying that evolution involves the transmission of characteristics from parent to child ...
Wiki Nerds
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The Ten Facts of Evolution
Overall, how did the dominant evolutionary theory of neo-Darwinism ("Goliath") fare against Robert F. DeHaan's upstart theory of macrodevelopment ("David")? The answer can be simply stated: The evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution ...
Phillip Engle, 2007
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The Collapse of Darwinism, Or, The Rise of a Realist Theory ...
And in the following two chapters I examine the way neo-Darwinism has been used in sociobiology to interpret animal and human behavior. From the Selfish Organism to the Selfish Gene — Reductio ad Absurdum The final touches to the ...
Graeme Donald Snooks, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEO-DARWINISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Neo-Darwinism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peter Saunders Interview (Part 2): Evolution and GMOs
He is the author of An Introduction to Catastrophe Theory; co-editor of the books Beyond neo-Darwinism (with Mae-Wan Ho) and of Theoretical ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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FAITH IN A RATIONAL WORLD: LOST IN A WORLD OF PAINTED IN …
... idea of the mathematics of the probability of our evolution, based upon modern advanced genetics, or what is now called Neo-Darwinism; we ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jul 15»
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Listen: Neo-Darwinism Has a Long History of Inaccurate Predictions …
Listen: Neo-Darwinism Has a Long History of Inaccurate Predictions About Vestigial Organs and "Junk DNA" ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
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Listen: How Neo-Darwinism Struggles to Explain Biogeographical …
In this segment, Casey discusses the ninth problem: how neo-Darwinism struggles to explain the biogeographical distribution of many species. «Discovery Institute, May 15»
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Scientific Consensus? You've Got to Be Kidding, Right?
(Neo-Darwinism is the view that evolution is due to the natural selection of variations that originate as gene mutations.) Dobzhansky's statement ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
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Neo-Darwinism's Catch-22: Before Evolving New Features …
Neo-Darwinism's Catch-22: Before Evolving New Features, Organisms Would Be Swamped by Genetic Junk ... «Discovery Institute, Apr 15»
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"Physiology Is Rocking the Foundations of Evolutionary Biology …
In this article, I will show that all the central assumptions of the Modern Synthesis (often also called Neo-Darwinism) have been disproved. «Discovery Institute, Mar 15»
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Answering Objections to the Dissent from Darwinism List
Douglas Futuyma's 2005 textbook Evolution defines "neo-Darwinism" as "[t]he modern belief that natural selection, acting on randomly ... «Discovery Institute, Mar 15»
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Letter: Even biologists not sold on neo-Darwinian view
Proponents of neo-Darwinism, she says, “wallow in the zoological, ... Neo-Darwinism, which insists on the slow accrual of mutations, is in a ... «The Sheboygan Press, Feb 15»
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Problem 10: Neo-Darwinism's Long History of Inaccurate Predictions …
For decades, evolutionists have claimed that our bodies and genomes are full of useless parts and genetic material -- "vestigial" organs ... «Discovery Institute, Feb 15»

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