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ortho·gen·esis [ˌɔ:θə(ʊ)ˈʤenəsɪs, Am ˌɔ:rθoʊˈ-] N no pl BIOL

orthogenesis

Orthogenese f spec

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No species progression was ever goal-directed (orthogenesis). www.evolutionnews.org

One of these is that biases in variation are a cause of direction in evolutionthe heresy of orthogenesis, which can be argued from theoretical models and empirical results. en.wikipedia.org

Orthogenesis assumes that variation is not random but is directed towards fixed goals. en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, previously held notions about evolution, such as orthogenesis and progress became obsolete. en.wikipedia.org

Orthogenesis was the belief that evolution travels in internally directed trends and levels. en.wikipedia.org

In the meantime, a variety of theories of inheritance (based on pangenesis, orthogenesis, or other mechanisms) were debated and investigated vigorously. en.wikipedia.org

His theory of orthogenesis (straight-line evolution) and eventual decay, claimed to be embedded within a cyclical view of the evolutionary process. en.wikipedia.org

Orthogenesis was particularly popular among some paleontologists, who believed that the fossil record showed patterns of gradual and constant unidirectional change. en.wikipedia.org

Orthogenesis was popular among some paleontologists, who believed that the fossil record showed a gradual and constant unidirectional change. en.wikipedia.org

By 1910, however most who subscribed to orthogenesis hypothesized some physical rather than metaphysical determinant of orderly change. en.wikipedia.org

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