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Mutationism

Mutationism is one of several alternatives to evolution by natural selection that have existed both before and after the publication of Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species. In the theory, mutation was the source of novelty, creating new forms and new species, potentially instantaneously, in sudden jumps. This was envisaged as driving…

Later mutationist theories, Historiography & The undermining of mutationism

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Later mutationist theories

Lev BergNomogenesisPaleontologyZoologyBotany
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Historiography

Julian HuxleyErnst MayrEclipse of DarwinismPopulation geneticsCompeting ideas
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The undermining of mutationism

Mendelians and the biometriciansH. Nilsson-EhleOatsWheatGlumes
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Early 20th century mutationism

MutationReproductive isolationPeter J. BowlerOenotheraImperial Russia
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related to Nilsson-Ehle's experiments on Mendelian inheritance and continuous variation, 1908 · 30
Mutationism → America, Crosses, Darwinian, Edward East, Einige Ergebnisse, F3, Fisher, Genes, German, Hafer, He, It, Kreuzungen, Mendelian, Mendelian Inheritance, Nilsson-Ehle, Nilsson-Ehle's, Oats, Observations, On
related to Contemporary approaches · 25
Mutationism → Alan Templeton, American, Andy Gardner, Arlin Stoltzfus, Berger, Brian Charlesworth, Cases, Darwinian, Darwinism, David Berger, Douglas, Erik Svensson, Futuyma, Goldschmidt, Gould's, His, In, James, Minelli, Reviewing
related to Historiography · 22
Mutationism → According, Bateson, Biologists, Darwin, Darwin's, Darwinian, Darwinism, Ernst Mayr, Further, In, Johannsen, Julian Huxley, Large, Mendelians, Mendelism, Morgan, Pearson, Punnett, These, This
related to De Vries and Mendelian mutationstheorie, 1901 · 12
Mutationism → Betty Smocovitis, Bowler, By, De Vries, He, Hugo, In, Oenothera, Peter, The, Vries, Vries's
related to Yule's analysis of Mendelism and continuous variation, 1902 · 9
Mutationism → Bateson's, He, However, Mendel, Mendel's, Mendelians, The, This, Udny Yule
related to Muller's balanced lethal explanation of Oenothera "mutations", 1918 · 7
Mutationism → American, De Vries's, Drosophila, He, Hermann Joseph Muller, No, Oenothera
related to Berg's nomogenesis, 1922 · 5
Mutationism → Evolution Determined, He, Law, Lev Berg, Nomogenesis
related to Later mutationist theories · 2
Mutationism → Mendelian, The

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evolution selection natural mutation variation species de vries could genes theory argued continuous new mutations mendelian darwin genetics work early

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orthogenesisinstance ofalongside other non-Darwinian approaches0.80text
structuralisminstance ofalongside other non-Darwinian approaches0.80text
was essentially abandonedinstance ofalongside other non-Darwinian approaches0.80text

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