macroevolution
Macroevolution refers to the large-scale evolutionary changes that occur over extended periods of time, resulting in the formation of new species or higher taxonomic groups.
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Related Concepts (24)
- adaptation
- adaptation to the environment
- adaptive radiation
- biogeography
- coevolution
- comparative anatomy
- convergent evolution
- divergent evolution
- evolution
- evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo)
- evolutionary theory
- extinction
- fossil record
- genetic drift
- heterochrony
- homology
- long-term patterns of evolution
- mass extinctions
- molecular phylogenetics
- paleontology
- population genetics
- punctuated equilibrium
- speciation
- transitional fossils
Similar Concepts
- adaptive evolution
- biological evolution
- evolution by small
- evolutionary development
- evolutionary divergence
- evolutionary ecology
- evolutionary progression
- evolutionary transitions
- genetic evolution
- genome evolution
- microevolution
- molecular evolution
- morphological evolution
- neuroevolution
- social evolution