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Macroevolution

Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

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Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

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microevolutionnoun	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.
metaevolutionnoun	(philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to non-living systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to individual learning and personal development. Examining the implications and past and future developments of evolution.
megaevolutionnoun	Very large-scale evolution
mesoevolutionnoun	(biology) Evolutionary change on a time-scale intermediate between microevolution and macroevolution
evolvementnoun	Evolution.
bioevolutionnoun	The evolution of biological organisms.
meta-evolutionnoun	Alternative form of metaevolution. [(philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to non-living systems. Applying evolutionary concepts to individual learning and personal development. Examining the implications and past and future developments of evolution.]
evolutionnoun	Process of development.
evolutionismnoun	(uncountable) The belief in the universal presence of evolution.
morphoevolutionnoun	morphological evolution
microevolutionistnoun	Someone who studies microevolution.
phylogenesisnoun	Evolutionary development of a species.
macrophylogenynoun	Large-scale phylogeny
coevolutionnoun	(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
macrodiversitynoun	(ecology) Large-scale diversity
evolutionary biologynoun	(evolutionary theory) A subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.
co-evolutionnoun	Alternative spelling of coevolution. [(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.]
progressionistnoun	An advocate of social progress, ideally towards perfection.
ecoevolutionnoun	(ecology) evolutionary ecology (the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology)
macroenvironmentnoun	Major external and uncontrollable factors that influence an organization's decision making, and affect its performance and strategies. These factors include the economic, demographics, legal, political, and social conditions, technological changes, and natural forces.