darvinizam

darvinizam

Darwin's theory that species originated by evolution from other species and that evolution is mainly driven by natural selection. Differs from neo-Darwinism mainly in that Darwin did not know about Mendelian inheritance.

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socijalni darvinizam

History; American history

An ideology based upon the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin, it justified the concentration of wealth and lack of governmental protection of the weak through the ideas of ...

socijalni darvinizam

Sociology; General sociology

A theory stating that individuals are born with different abilitiesösome leading to success, others leading to failure.

socijalni darvinizam

Archaeology; Evolution

A doctrine that applies the principles of selection to the structure of society, asserting that social structure is determined by how well people are suited to living conditions.

socijalni darvinizam

Culture; Social media

Social Darwinism refers to the idea that competition spurs growth in groups, societies, and cultures. The survival of the fittest is one idea of social Darwinism.

tipologija

Archaeology; Evolution

(1) The definition of classificatory groups by phenetic similarity to a "type" specimen. A species, for example, might be defined as all individuals less than x phenetic units ...

mimikrija, imitiranje, podražavanje

Archaeology; Evolution

A case in which one species looks more or less similar to another species. See Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry.

spolni hromozom

Archaeology; Evolution

The chromosome or chromosomes that influence sex determination. In mammals, including humans, the X and Y chromosomes are the sex chromosomes (females are XX, males XY). Compare ...

metabolizam

Archaeology; Evolution

The chemical processes that occur in a living organism in order to maintain life. There are two kinds of metabolism: constructive metabolism, or anabolism, the synthesis of the ...

paleobiologija

Archaeology; Evolution

The biological study of fossils.

ćelija

Archaeology; Evolution

The basic structural and functional unit of most living organisms. Cell size varies, but most cells are microscopic. Cells may exist as independent units of life, as in bacteria ...

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