Modern Synthesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Modern_Evolutionary_Synthesis
gptkbp:basisFor contemporary evolutionary theory
gptkbp:describes evolution as change in allele frequencies
gptkbp:developedBy early 20th century
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:natural_selection
mutant
gene flow
genetic drift
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Lamarckism
mutationism
orthogenesis
gptkbp:explains gptkb:adaptation
speciation
genetic variation
evolutionary mechanisms
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
gptkbp:focusesOn macroevolution
microevolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modern Synthesis
gptkbp:influenced botany
ecology
paleontology
population genetics
zoology
systematics
gptkbp:integration Mendelian genetics
Darwinian evolution
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainProponent gptkb:Ernst_Mayr
gptkb:Julian_Huxley
gptkb:Ronald_Fisher
gptkb:Theodosius_Dobzhansky
gptkb:J.B.S._Haldane
gptkb:Sewall_Wright
gptkb:G._Ledyard_Stebbins
gptkb:George_Gaylord_Simpson
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Darwinism
Mendelian genetics
gptkbp:publishedIn Julian Huxley's 1942 book 'Evolution: The Modern Synthesis'
gptkbp:successor Extended Evolutionary Synthesis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Eclipse_of_Darwinism
gptkb:Organic_Evolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7