Mutationism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mutationism is a noun meaning (biology) A theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics.
Meaning
(biology) A theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macromutationism, transmutationism, fixism, monkeyism, macromutationist, nomogenesis.
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