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orthoselection

orthoselection noun: the hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.

Noun

orthoselection (uncountable)

  1. (historical, evolutionary theory) The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.
  2. The acquisition of a common series of rearrangements within a genetic lineage.
    • Therefore, there is evidence that orthoselection (sensu White, 1973) takes place in a karyotypic format in some lineages and particular formats in others, and could be associated with specific adaptive values that have obvious evolutionary connotations."Chromosomal Changes and Stasis in Marine Fish Groups" in Fish Cytogenetics, Wagner Franco Molina, p. 83

orthoselection meaning in Tamil

orthoselection in Tamil

நேர்த்தேர்வு

Origin of orthoselection

From ortho- + selection, originally coined by Ludwig Plate in 1913.

Questions about orthoselection

What does orthoselection mean?
Orthoselection means the hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.
What is orthoselection in Tamil?
Orthoselection in Tamil is நேர்த்தேர்வு. See Orthoselection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthoselection?
Orthoselection is a noun.

Words near orthoselection in the dictionary

  1. orthos
  2. orthoscope
  3. orthoscopes
  4. orthoscopic
  5. orthoscopy
  6. orthoselection
  7. orthoselective
  8. orthoserpierite
  9. orthoses
  10. orthosexual
  11. orthosexuality

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthoselection (page history and authors); orthoselection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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