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panselectionism

panselectionism noun: the theory that natural selection acting on genetic variation is virtually the only acceptable mechanism of evolutionary change.

Noun

panselectionism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that natural selection acting on genetic variation is virtually the only acceptable mechanism of evolutionary change.

Origin of panselectionism

From pan- + selection + -ism.

Questions about panselectionism

What does panselectionism mean?
Panselectionism means the theory that natural selection acting on genetic variation is virtually the only acceptable mechanism of evolutionary change.
What part of speech is panselectionism?
Panselectionism is a noun.

Words near panselectionism in the dictionary

  1. Pansclavists
  2. Pansclavonian
  3. pansclerosis
  4. pansclerotic
  5. Pansegrouw
  6. panselectionism
  7. panselectionist
  8. panselectionists
  9. pansensism
  10. pansensitive
  11. pansensitivity

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