microevolution
English
Etymology
micro- + evolution
Noun
microevolution (plural microevolutions)
- small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
Usage notes
- The term microevolution was introduced to distinguish small-scale patterns of evolution from extinction and large-scale factors, which are termed macroevolution.
Derived terms
- microevolutionist
Hypernyms
- evolution
Coordinate terms
- macroevolution
Translations
small-scale changes in the history of life
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