orthogenesis
nounEtymology From ortho- + -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer.
1
Historical The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.
Evolutionary theory
- Related terms
- orthogenetic, orthogeneticist, convergent evolution, orthoselection, orthoevolution, teleology