modern synthesis

Noun

capitalized sometimes uncountable

(biology, sometimes capitalized) The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a coherent theory.

Japanese Meaning

ダーウィンの進化論とメンデルの遺伝学を統合した、数学的枠組みに基づく進化論（現代統合進化論） / 生物学における、進化と遺伝を統一した理論体系 / 進化生物学で用いられる、ダーウィン主義とメンデル主義を結合した理論

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The modern synthesis revolutionized our understanding of how natural selection and genetics interact across generations.

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現代総合説は、自然選択と遺伝学が世代を超えてどのように相互作用するかという私たちの理解を一変させました。

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(biology, sometimes capitalized) The mathematical framework unifying Darwinian evolution and Mendelian heredity into a coherent theory.

The core of the Modern Synthesis was to suggest that these observable processes, controlled by genes, explain the principles of variation and selection as laid out by Darwin: genetics underpin the mutability of species, and it is the nuts and bolts of descent with modification.

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