Definitions For Orthogenesis
Noun
ORTHOGENESIS (plural orthogeneses) (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.Related terms
orthogenetic orthogeneticistTranslations
Finnish: ortogeneesi French: orthogenèse, f German: Orthogenese, f Greek: ορθογένεση, f Portuguese: ortogénese, f {{q, Portugal}}, ortogênese, f {{q, Brazil}} Romanian: ortogeneză, fSee also
convergent evolution orthoselection orthoevolution teleology {{C, en, Obsolete scientific theories}}Etymology
From {{confix, en, ortho, genesis}}, coined by {{w, Wilhelm Haacke}} in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by {{w, Theodor Eimer}}.Is Orthogenesis a Scrabble Word?
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The word Orthogenesis is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends