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mutationist|mjuːˈteɪʃənɪst| [f. mutation + -ist.] One who stresses the importance of mutation as a factor in the evolution of new forms or species.
1904Science 10 June 881/2 It might be inferred that Lamarckians and Darwinians are..regarded as believers in adaptiveness as a factor in evolution, and mutationists are necessarily supposed to hold the opposite view. 1909Fabian News XX. 76/1 The mad mutationist who claims that evolution takes place by mutation only. 1911A. D. Darbishire Breeding & Mendelian Discov. 4 The point at issue between the Selectionist..and the Mutationist. |