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orthogenetic
[ awr-thoh-juh-net-ik ]
adjective
, Biology.
- pertaining to or supporting the theory that evolution follows a predetermined course rather than branching off in different directions as a result of natural selection.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orthogenetic1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin orthogenet- (stem of orthogenesis orthogenesis ) + -ic
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