biological determinism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine the majority of psychological and behavioural traits.
  2. The interpretation of humans and human life from a strictly biological point of view.

Word forms

biological determinism
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