Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
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Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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| Evolution: The Modern Synthesis canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution: The Modern Synthesis Context triple: [modern evolutionary synthesis, hasKeyWork, Evolution: The Modern Synthesis]
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modern evolutionary synthesis
Modern evolutionary synthesis is the 20th-century unification of Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics, forming the foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology.
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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C.
The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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E.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution: The Modern Synthesis Target entity description: Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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A.
modern evolutionary synthesis
Modern evolutionary synthesis is the 20th-century unification of Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics, forming the foundational framework of modern evolutionary biology.
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B.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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C.
The Major Features of Evolution
The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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E.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
popularize modern evolutionary theory
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unify different branches of biology under evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| author | Julian Huxley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | evolution as change in gene frequencies in populations ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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history of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
gene-centered view of evolution
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integration of Darwinian selection with Mendelian genetics ⓘ macroevolutionary patterns ⓘ microevolutionary processes ⓘ role of natural selection in shaping populations ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre | scientific synthesis ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
philosophy of biology
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science education ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of genetics and heredity
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discussion of human evolution ⓘ discussion of speciation ⓘ historical overview of evolutionary ideas ⓘ treatment of systematics and classification ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century evolutionary biology
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popular understanding of evolution ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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Gregor Mendel ⓘ J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ Ronald A. Fisher ⓘ
surface form:
Ronald Fisher
Sewall Wright ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating the modern synthesis in a single volume
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bridging professional biology and the educated public ⓘ helping to establish the gene-centered framework of evolution ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The New Systematics
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The Selfish Gene ⓘ |
| subject |
Darwinism
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evolutionary biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ modern evolutionary synthesis ⓘ
surface form:
modern synthesis (evolution)
natural selection ⓘ modern evolutionary synthesis ⓘ
surface form:
neo-Darwinism
population genetics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th-century evolutionary thought ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Julian Huxley ⓘ |
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Subject: Evolution: The Modern Synthesis Description of subject: Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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