noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A theory emphasizing mutation as a creative principle and source of discontinuity in evolutionary change, particularly associated with the founders of modern genetics. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

mutation pressure

Etymology

From mutation + -ism.

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