01 n. The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies…
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The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters; -- esp. opposed to Neo-Lamarckism. Weismannism is an example of extreme Neo-Darwinism.