Darwinism
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Darwinism is the scientific theory of biological evolution by natural selection, explaining how species change over time through heritable variation and differential survival and reproduction.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biological theory
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scientific theory → theory of evolution → |
| associatedWork |
On the Origin of Species
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| assumes |
inheritance of traits
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struggle for existence → variation within populations → |
| componentOf |
modern evolutionary theory
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| contrastsWith |
Lamarckism
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creationism → intelligent design → |
| coreConcept |
descent with modification
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differential reproduction → differential survival → heritable variation → natural selection → |
| criticizedFor |
social Darwinism misinterpretations
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| domain |
biology
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| evidenceFrom |
biogeography
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comparative anatomy → embryology → fossil record → molecular biology → |
| explains |
adaptation
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change in allele frequencies over time → evolution of species → speciation → |
| field |
evolutionary biology
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| historicalForm |
classical Darwinism
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neo-Darwinism → |
| influenced |
evolutionary psychology
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modern evolutionary synthesis → population genetics → sociobiology → |
| languageOfTerm |
English
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| mechanism |
natural selection
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sexual selection → |
| misappliedAs |
social Darwinism
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| namedAfter |
Charles Darwin
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| proposedBy |
Charles Darwin
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| publicationYear |
1859
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| rejects |
fixity of species
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special creation of species → |
| relatedConcept |
adaptationism
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fitness → survival of the fittest → |
| status |
central paradigm of evolutionary biology
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| supports |
common descent
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gradual evolution → |
Referenced by (9)
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Down House
("the theory of evolution by natural selection")
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associatedWith |
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Island Life
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authorAlsoWrote |
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Lamarckism
("Darwinian natural selection")
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contrastsWith |
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On the Origin of Species
("theory of evolution by natural selection")
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hasCentralConcept |
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Social Darwinism
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influencedBy |
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
("Darwinian natural selection")
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integrates |
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Charles Darwin
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knownFor |
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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notableWork |
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Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
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subject |