Found 2 items, similar to Neo-Darwinism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Neo-Darwinism Neo-Darwinism n : a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
English → English (gcide) Definition: Neo-Darwinism Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; -- esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an, a. & n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]