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Evolution

Meanings and phrases

evolution

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n.
  1. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); development
  2. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms; organic evolution; phylogeny; phylogenesis

emergent evolution

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n.
  1. the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution

organic evolution

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n.
  1. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms; evolution; phylogeny; phylogenesis

theory of evolution

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n.
  1. (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals; theory of organic evolution; evolutionism
E.g.
  • Poots is a young earth creationist and rejects the theory of evolution.
  • Naturalistic writers were influenced by the theory of evolution of Charles Darwin.
  • This undoubtedly is the logical final stage in the geopolitical theory of evolution."

theory of organic evolution

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n.
  1. (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals; theory of evolution; evolutionism

demonstrating the evolution

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E.g.
  • The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

evolution or pattern

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E.g.
  • The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

human evolution

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E.g.
  • The program explored human evolution and social behavior.
  • All are thought to have played some part in human evolution.
  • Genetic data can provide important insight into human evolution.

convergent evolution

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E.g.
  • The similarities are based on convergent evolution.
  • The biosynthesis of caffeine is an example of convergent evolution among different species.
  • To a modern biologist, the explanation, not available to Aristotle, is convergent evolution.

cultural evolution

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E.g.
  • Chapter 12, "The Cranes of Culture", discusses cultural evolution.
  • The teleological belief went on to include cultural evolution and social evolution.
  • Dennett supports using the notion of memes to better understand cultural evolution.

time evolution

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E.g.
  • The map τ embodies the time evolution of the dynamical system.
  • However, one can again find the time evolution of the density matrix formula_13 rsp.
  • consider the time evolution of quantum systems which have slightly different Hamiltonians.

biological evolution

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E.g.
  • This principle became one of Darwin's chief pieces of evidence that biological evolution was real.
  • Unlike biological evolution, it does not involve mutation, competition or passing of information to progeny.
  • Scientists also deem creation science's attacks against biological evolution to be without scientific merit.

molecular evolution

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  • Application of the molecular clock principle revolutionized the study of molecular evolution.
  • Palmer's research investigates molecular evolution, molecular phylogenetics and comparative genomics.
  • Martin is a distinguished and sometimes controversial contributor to the field of molecular evolution.
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