orthogenesis
orthogenesis
Definition
ortho·gen·esis (ôr′t̸hō jen′ə sis)
noun
- Biol. a now discredited theory that states that the progressive evolution of certain organisms in a restricted direction throughout successive generations is independent of outside influences and natural selection
- Anthrop. the theory, no longer accepted, that every culture follows the same fixed course of evolution, uninfluenced by differing environmental factors
or′tho·ge·net′ic (-jə net′ik) adjective
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