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Microevolution

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Evolution resulting from a succession of relatively small genetic variations that often cause the formation of new subspecies.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. 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.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies

Word Usage

"The so-called proofs of evolution all refer to microevolution, that is to say, variation within an existing group of plants or animals."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

phylogeny phylogenesis organic evolution evolution

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macroevolution