orthogenesis

== English == === Etymology === From ortho- +‎ -genesis, coined by Wilhelm Haacke in 1893 and popularized with its standard meaning by Theodor Eimer. === Noun === orthogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orthogeneses) (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales. ==== Related terms ==== orthogenetic orthogeneticist ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== convergent evolution orthoselection orthoevolution teleology