microevolution
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
DeutschMikroevolution
العربيةاَلتَّطَوُّر الصَّغِير
5 more languages
Bosanskimikroevolucija
Catalàmicroevolució
Suomimikroevoluutio
Hrvatskimikroevolucija
Српскиmikroevolucija
Examples
““It basically hasn’t become⟳ this massive chewing and grinding machine that it becomes later,” Mr. Martin said. The change⟳ would have⟳ been the result⟳ of microevolution, or an evolutionary change⟳ occurring within a species.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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