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单词 microevolution
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Definition of microevolution in English:

microevolution

noun ˌmʌɪkrəʊiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)nˌmʌɪkrəʊiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)ɛv-ˌēvə-
mass nounBiology
  • Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period.

    〔生〕(尤指短期内物种或小群生物体的)微(观)进化

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They also concede Darwin's theory of microevolution: that species may, over time, adapt to suit their environments.
    • Evolutionary biologists debate fiercely about how macroevolutionary change emerges from microevolution.
    • They already acknowledge microevolution - mutation and natural selection within a species.
    • The creation science folks accept microevolution but not macroevolution.
    • Resting eggs of planktonic organisms from datable sediment cores are increasingly used to reconstruct historical information on the abundance, size, genetic composition, and microevolution of planktonic organisms.

Derivatives

  • microevolutionary

  • adjective
    Biology
    • Thus, adaptation-oriented studies of characters have expanded from microevolutionary studies of function and fitness to include macroevolutionary studies of phylogenetic patterns.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Neo-darwinian theory posits that the genetic basis for speciation is not qualitatively different from that underlying microevolutionary change within populations.
      • Similarly, microevolutionary explanations may not provide a sufficient account of macroevolution, even if such reductionism were justifiable in principle.
      • First, genes expressed predominantly in males and the male germ line, and thus often subject to accelerated microevolutionary divergence, may be most likely to be deregulated in hybrids.
      • To apply phylogenetic reasoning to questions about species status requires broadening of simple principles when microevolutionary processes may result in true differences among gene phylogenies.

Definition of microevolution in US English:

microevolution

noun-ˌēvə-
Biology
  • Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period.

    〔生〕(尤指短期内物种或小群生物体的)微(观)进化

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The creation science folks accept microevolution but not macroevolution.
    • Evolutionary biologists debate fiercely about how macroevolutionary change emerges from microevolution.
    • They also concede Darwin's theory of microevolution: that species may, over time, adapt to suit their environments.
    • Resting eggs of planktonic organisms from datable sediment cores are increasingly used to reconstruct historical information on the abundance, size, genetic composition, and microevolution of planktonic organisms.
    • They already acknowledge microevolution - mutation and natural selection within a species.
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