ORTHOGENESIS


Meaning of ORTHOGENESIS in English

[or.tho.gen.e.sis] n [NL] (1895): variation of organisms in successive generations that in some evolutionary theories takes place in some predestined direction and results in progressive evolutionary trends independent of external factors -- or.tho.ge.net.ic adj -- or.tho.ge.net.i.cal.ly adv

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