hopeful monster
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by German biologist Richard Goldschmidt.
Noun
[edit]hopeful monster (plural hopeful monsters)
- (evolutionary theory) An organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage according to macromutation theory.
Translations
[edit]an organism exhibiting a significant mutation that may form a new lineage
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