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单词 evolutionary clock
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Definition of evolutionary clock in English:

evolutionary clock

noun

  • The process of biological evolution, or the rate at which evolutionary change is inferred to have proceeded, likened to the passage of time measured by a clock; specifically = "molecular clock"; also in extended use.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in John Christopher Willis (1868–1958).

Definition of evolutionary clock in US English:

evolutionary clock

noun

  • The process of biological evolution, or the rate at which evolutionary change is inferred to have proceeded, likened to the passage of time measured by a clock; specifically = "molecular clock"; also in extended use.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in John Christopher Willis (1868–1958).
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