neo-Darwinian

adjective

neo-Dar·​win·​ian ˌnē-ō-där-ˈwi-nē-ən How to pronounce neo-Darwinian (audio)
: of or relating to neo-Darwinism
neo-Darwinian noun

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Rosenberg and her colleagues have found evidence for a mechanism--a set of enzymes responsible for recombining bacterial DNA--that could produce Cairns’s Lamarckian results in a neo-Darwinian way. Sarah Richardson, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Darwinian was in 1895

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“Neo-Darwinian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Darwinian. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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neo-Darwinian

adjective
neo-Dar·​win·​ian -där-ˈwin-ē-ən How to pronounce neo-Darwinian (audio)
: of or relating to neo-Darwinism
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