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单词 microevolution
释义

microevolution

noun

mi·​cro·​evo·​lu·​tion ˌmī-krō-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce microevolution (audio)
 also  -ˌē-və-
: comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level
microevolutionary
ˌmī-krō-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce microevolution (audio)
 also  -ˌē-və-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web New Paranthropus robustus fossils from South Africa show microevolution within a single species. Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021 The differences between fossils at the two sites highlight microevolution within this Paranthropus lineage. Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021 This find is the first evidence of microevolution—the changes within a population of one species over time—in early hominids, reports the Australian Associated Press. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020 Some of these teachers might even introduce evolutionary ideas such as natural selection and microevolution. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2019 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. Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2015 To get samples from other species, Dr. Carlton has enlisted the aid of a Fordham University biologist, Jason Munshi-South, who studies the travel patterns and microevolution of rodents in the city. Andy Newman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

microevolution

noun

mi·​cro·​evo·​lu·​tion
ˈmī-krō-ˌev-ə-ˈlü-shən also -ˌē-və-
: comparatively minor evolutionary change involving the accumulation of variations in populations usually below the species level
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