Buss L W
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1983 Mar;80(5):1387-91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.80.5.1387.
The "Modern Synthesis" forms the foundation of current evolutionary theory. It is based on variation among individuals within populations. Variations within individuals are believed to hold no phylogenetic significance because such variation cannot be transmitted to the germ line (i.e., Weismann's doctrine). Weismann's doctrine, however, does not apply to protists, fungi, or plants and is an entirely unsupported assumption for 19 phyla of animals. This fact requires that the Modern Synthesis be reexamined and modified.
“现代综合论”构成了当前进化理论的基础。它基于种群内个体间的变异。个体内部的变异被认为没有系统发育意义,因为这种变异无法传递到生殖细胞系(即魏斯曼学说)。然而,魏斯曼学说并不适用于原生生物、真菌或植物,对于19个动物门类来说,这完全是一个没有依据的假设。这一事实要求对现代综合论进行重新审视和修正。