Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modern synthesis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: mod-ern syn-the-sis
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a coherent theory.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The core of the Modern Synthesis was to suggest that these observable processes, controlled by genes, explain the principles of variation and selection as laid out by Darwin: genetics underpin the mutability of species, and it is the nuts and bolts of descent with modification."
"In other words, the Modern Synthesis simply abstracts away from the role of phenotypic variation. It explains evolutionary change solely in terms of genetic variation."

Etymology

Coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1942, in his book Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does modern synthesis mean?: The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a coherent theory.
Where does modern synthesis come from?: Coined by British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author Julian Huxley in 1942, in his book Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.

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