English Explanatory Dictionary

Baldwin effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The effect whereby an organism's ability to learn new behaviours affects its reproductive success and therefore changes the genetic makeup of its species through natural selection.

Word forms

Baldwin effect Baldwin effects

Etymology

Introduced by James Mark Baldwin.

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