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macroevolution
[ mak-roh-ev-uh-loo-shuhnor, especially British, -ee-vuh- ]
noun
- major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
macroevolution
/ ˌæəʊˌːəˈːʃə /
noun
- biology the evolution of large taxonomic groups such as genera and families
macroevolution
/ ă′rō-ĕ′ə-̅̅′ə /
- Evolution that results in the formation of a new taxonomic group above the level of a species.
Derived Forms
- ˌˌ𱹴ˈܳپDzԲ, adjective
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- r·o·tDz·y adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of macroevolution1
Example Sentences
Moreover, the study touches on broader questions of macroevolution: how new species arise, adapt and diversify.
Over the course of two days, sessions covered sexual selection and macroevolution, the identification of sexual selection in the fossil record, relevant patterns, processes and mechanisms, and more.
A latest example is his superb critique of the classic creationist claim that while microevolution has been observed, macroevolution, the origin of new species, has not.
Rather, Abzhanov showed that the same forces that shape microevolution — minor alterations within species — also drive macroevolution, the evolution of whole new features and new groups of species.
It may be helpful to differentiate between macroevolution and microevolution in the somatic evolution of DCCs.
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