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Definition of Organic evolution
1. Noun. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.
Exact synonyms: Evolution, Phylogenesis, Phylogeny
Examples of category: Scopes Trial
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Anamorphism, Anamorphosis, Anthropogenesis, Anthropogeny, Emergent Evolution, Macroevolution, Microevolution, Speciation
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Evolutionary, Evolve, Evolve, Phylogenetic
Examples of category: Scopes Trial
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Anamorphism, Anamorphosis, Anthropogenesis, Anthropogeny, Emergent Evolution, Macroevolution, Microevolution, Speciation
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Evolutionary, Evolve, Evolve, Phylogenetic
Medical Definition of Organic evolution
1. Biologic evolution was contrasted with cultural evolution in 1968 by A.G. Motulsky who pointed out that biologic evolution is mediated by genes, shows a slow rate of change, employs random variation (mutations) and selection as agents of change, new variants are often harmful, these new variants are transmitted from parents to offspring, the mode of transmission is simple, complexity is achieved by the rare formation of new genes by chromosome duplication, biologic evolution occurs with all forms of life, and the biology of humans requires cultural evolution. See Cultural evolution. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Organic Evolution
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