microevolution
microevolution · microevolutions
Mikroevolution
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Mikroevolution
More definitions
- evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
Translations
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By meaning 1
small-scale changes in the history of life:
Origin
From micro- + evolution, coined by Robert Greenleaf Leavitt in 1909.From micro- + evolution, coined by Robert Greenleaf Leavitt in 1909.
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Forms
plural: microevolutions| Singular | microevolution |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmacroevolution
Derivedmicroevolutionist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable