irreducible complexity
Meanings
noun
- The proposition that complex organs such as eyes and flagella must have started existing in their current form; i.e., that they cannot have evolved from previous, less complex stages.
Word forms
Etymology
Coined by Michael Behe in his book Darwin's Black Box (1996).
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