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Devolution?

Funny, I always heard the term "involution" for this kind of concept... when something (mostly a situation) goes back to a previous state which had already been passed and is generally thought to be unwanted. "Going back to square one", as it were.

Is that the same as Involution (philosophy)?

Reverse evolution

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https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-find-a-surprising-case-of-reverse-evolution-in-wild-tomatoes/#google_vignette - Does this fit? 2605:A601:F300:700:0:0:0:1D3A (talk) 01:44, 17 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

This is very interesting, thanks for posting it. I wonder if devolution is just toxically loaded language relating to eugenics and racist pseudoscience? Seems so from the tone of this article.

Maybe there’s a more neutral word for this phenomenon of reversion to previous traits? ~2026-90368-9 (talk) 17:55, 9 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Biology Senior Capstone

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 11 August 2025 and 7 November 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sunnybeachday (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Apcas2003.

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Page is sort of confused in order, and highly technical

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It should probably be rewritten a little to deal with that. But I don't know enough about the topic to do so. Dingolover6969 (talk) 02:49, 14 February 2026 (UTC)Reply