Darwinian
Concerning species adaptation
Darwinian relates to Charles Darwin or his theory of evolution by natural selection—the idea that organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce, passing on advantageous traits.
The word often appears in extended contexts: Darwinian competition suggests ruthless survival-of-the-fittest dynamics in business or politics.
A Darwinian is someone who accepts or advocates evolutionary theory.
Differential reproductive success
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
origin of species · evolutionary theory · gradualism · transmutation · tree of life · evolutionary biology · divergence · speciation
Change from a norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
genotype · phenotype · heritability · sexual selection · recombination · heredity · traits · offspring
Adaptive advantage perpetuates species
- struggle for existenceCompetition for limited resources
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- fitnessGood physical shape
- selective pressureInfluence favoring certain traits
elimination · rivalry · scarcity · predation · zero-sum · winner-take-all · ruthless · cutthroat
Controlled human reproduction theory
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- meritocracyAdvancement through demonstrated ability
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
inequality · determinism · sociobiology · evolutionary psychology · human nature · fitness · hierarchy · elimination
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
common ancestor · origin of species · evolutionary theory · gradualism · transmutation · tree of life · evolutionary biology · divergence · speciation · variation
variation
Change from a norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- genetic driftRandom allele frequency change
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
inheritance · genotype · phenotype · heritability · sexual selection · recombination · heredity · traits · offspring · descendants
survival of the fittest
Adaptive advantage perpetuates species
- struggle for existenceCompetition for limited resources
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- fitnessGood physical shape
selective pressure · elimination · rivalry · scarcity · predation · zero-sum · winner-take-all · ruthless · cutthroat · dog-eat-dog
eugenics
Controlled human reproduction theory
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- meritocracyAdvancement through demonstrated ability
- survival of the fittestAdaptive advantage perpetuates species
competition · inequality · determinism · sociobiology · evolutionary psychology · human nature · fitness · hierarchy · elimination · controversial
- EponymsAlzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease, Machiavellian
- Darwinnatural selection, evolution, HMS Beagle, Galapagos, evolutionary theory
- Proper AdjectivesAmerican, British, Chinese, French, German
- theoristspolitical theorist, game theorist, music theorist, conspiracy theorist
Darwiniancreationist
Origins-by-design proponent
creationism · intelligent design · divine creation · special creation · creation science
Darwiniancooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
communitarian · egalitarian · collectivist · altruistic · mutualist
DarwinianLamarckian
Acquired characteristics inherited
teleological · purposive · vitalist · goal-directed · finalist
- Darwinian evolutionSpecies change through selection
- social DarwinismMisapplied natural selection to society
- Darwinian theoryEvolution via natural selection