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microevolution vs phylogeny

phylogeny vs microevolution

microevolution and phylogeny both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microevolution Yes No No No
phylogeny Yes No No No
As nouns, phylogeny is a hypernym of microevolution; that is, phylogeny is a word with a broader meaning than microevolution:
  • microevolution: evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
  • phylogeny: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Other hypernyms of microevolution include evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis.
microevolution (noun) phylogeny (noun)
evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Difference between microevolution and phylogeny

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