selectionist

selectionist
se·lec·tion·ist (sĭ-lĕkʹshə-nĭst) adj. also se·lec·tion·al (-shə-nəl)
Of or relating to the view that evolution or genetic variation occurs chiefly as a result of natural selection.
n.
One who holds or favors a selectionist view.
  se·lecʹtion·ism n.

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