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orthogenesis

obsolete biological hypothesis that organisms have an innate tendency to evolve towards some goal
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orthogenesis
Ernst Haeckel · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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orthogenesis

Summary

orthogenesis is a superseded scientific theory[1]. orthogenesis draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (superseded_scientific_theory category, ranking #11 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • orthogenesis's image is recorded as Haeckel arbol bn.png[3].
  • orthogenesis's instance of is recorded as superseded scientific theory[4].
  • orthogenesis's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 37640[5].
  • orthogenesis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/042qt5[6].
  • orthogenesis's main subject is recorded as evolution[7].
  • orthogenesis's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/orthogenesis[8].
  • orthogenesis's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2694896[9].
  • orthogenesis's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 010596[10].
  • orthogenesis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 103339696[11].
  • orthogenesis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779053753[12].

Why It Matters

orthogenesis draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (superseded_scientific_theory category, ranking #11 of 28).[2] orthogenesis has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] orthogenesis is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). orthogenesis. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthogenesis
MLA “orthogenesis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthogenesis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orthogenesis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{orthogenesis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthogenesis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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