neo-Darwinism

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Darwinism.

Noun

neo-Darwinism (uncountable)

The modern synthesis of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection with the modern genetic understanding of heredity.
- 2012 June, Colin Tudge, “Selectioneering”, in Literary Journal:
  Now his ideas have been neatly combined with those of Gregor Mendel, and the overall narrative – known as ‘neo-Darwinism’ – seems complete.

Translations

Translations

French: néo-darwinisme (fr) m
German: Neodarwinismus (de) m
Greek: νεοδαρβινισμός (el) m (neodarvinismós)
Italian: neodarvinismo (it) m

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