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Definition of Orthogenetic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthogenetic
Literary usage of Orthogenetic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1900)
"The following Communications were made to the Society:— (1) orthogenetic variation
in the shells of Chelonia. By H. GADOW, FRS The investigation is based ..."
2. Darwinism To-day: A Discussion of Present-day Scientific Criticism of the by Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1907)
"11 Recently, Georg Pfeffer ("Die Entwicklung," 1895) has proposed a theory of
orthogenetic evolution not very different from the much earlier ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"In the first place orthogenetic variation is ontogenetic; ie, the successive
changes which the individual undergoes in its transformation from embryo to ..."
4. The Science of Human Behavior: Biological and Psychological Foundations by Maurice Parmelee (1913)
"In this respect orthogenetic theories vary, for example, from theories based upon
selective ... But while organic evolution may be orthogenetic in all ..."
5. A Text-book in the Principles of Education by Ernest Norton Henderson (1910)
"Here the tendency towards light variations might well be orthogenetic. Inbreeding
seems to strengthen dominant characters. Thus since the dominant traits ..."
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