modern synthesis

noun

Etymology

Coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1942, in his book Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.

Definitions

  1. The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a…

    The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a coherent theory.

    • In other words, the Modern Synthesis simply abstracts away from the role of phenotypic variation. It explains evolutionary change solely in terms of genetic variation.

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