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phylogeny vs microevolution

microevolution vs phylogeny

phylogeny and microevolution both are nouns.

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

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