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noun
The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Qualifier: evolutionary theory
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noun
The acquisition of a common series of rearrangements within a genetic lineage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
From ortho- + selection, originally coined by Ludwig Plate in 1913.
