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mutationism

mutationism noun: a theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics.

Noun

mutationism (uncountable)

  1. A theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics.

Origin of mutationism

From mutation + -ism.

Questions about mutationism

What does mutationism mean?
Mutationism means a theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics.
What part of speech is mutationism?
Mutationism is a noun.

Words near mutationism in the dictionary

  1. mutation testing
  2. mutational
  3. mutational meltdown
  4. mutational meltdowns
  5. mutationally
  6. mutationism
  7. mutationist
  8. mutationistic
  9. mutationists
  10. mutationless
  11. mutations

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