macroevolution in English
noun
1
major evolutionary change. The term applies mainly to the evolution of whole taxonomic groups over long periods of time.
The next generation of advances in macroevolution and evolutionary paleoecology will not occur until a well-tested phylogenetic classification is established.
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1. However, this form of evolution may eventually lead to macroevolution, or speciation.
2. If you are to accept the teaching of macroevolution as true, you must believe that agnostic or atheistic scientists will not let their personal beliefs influence their interpretations of scientific findings.
3. The teaching of macroevolution is built on the claim that mutations —random changes in the genetic code of plants and animals— can produce not only new species but also entirely new families of plants and animals.19