orthogenesis

1. Biology The theory that the evolution of a species is influenced most strongly by internal factors and is not subject to the external forces of natural selection.

2. The theory that all cultures pass through sequential periods in the same order.

3. Variation of organisms in successive generations that in some especially former evolutionary theories takes place in some predestined direction resulting in progressive evolutionary trends independent of external factors.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
orthogenesis	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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orogenesis	11
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theogonies	14

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
orthogenesis	16