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 , ortogênese, f Romanian: ortogeneză, fSee also
convergent evolution orthoselection orthoevolution teleologyEtymology
From , coined by in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by .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
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