gradualism

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Definition of gradualism in English English dictionary: In evolutionary biology, belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next; A model of evolution that assumes slow, steady rates of change Charles Darwin's original concept of evolution by natural selection assumed gradualism Contrast with punctuated equilibrium; Theory that postulates that evolution is primarily anagenetic (microevolutionary), with new variation arising in individuals by mutation and recombination, and natural selection acting primarily on individuals and populations; {i} practice of gradually bringing about change; The theory that all evolutionary change is gradual rather than occurring in leaps and jumps
gradualist: In evolutionary biology, one who believes in gradualism

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gra·du·al·i·sm

gräcıwılîzım

/ˈgraʤəwəˌləzəm/ /ˈɡræʤəwəˌlɪzəm/

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