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Microevolution is an English word with synonyms like evolution or phylogeny. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Microevolution | Microevolutionary

Microevolution meaning

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.

Synonyms of Microevolution

evolution organic evolution phylogeny phylogenesis

Related words

Other words often associated with Microevolution or its synonyms:

process devolution development

Using Microevolution

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis.
  • In the example corpus, microevolution often appears in combinations such as: microevolution in, and microevolution.

Context around Microevolution

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

deemed 1× observing 1× term 1× niches 1×

Often after:

describe 1× forms 1×

Sentence patterns with Microevolution

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be deemed microevolution 1× ecological niches microevolution and may 1× macro and microevolution describe fundamentally 1× macroevolution and microevolution in 1927 1× the term microevolution was first 1× this microevolution forms an 1× with observing microevolution in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an example of 1× ecological genetics concerns 1× macro and microevolution 1× origin and extended 1× origin of the 1× this microevolution forms 1×

Common sentence endings:

be deemed microevolution 1× in the wild 1× more general one 1× new species macroevolution 1× on different scales 1× rise to form 1×

Words around Microevolution

Just before it in the word index:

microenvironments 3 microenvironment 9 microentrepreneurs 2 microenterprises 4 microenterprise 2 microencapsulated 2

Just after it in the word index:

microevolutionary 3 microfabricated 2 microfabrication 5 microfiber 26 microfibers 6 microfibre 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Microevolution

  • In this selection, "microevolution" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, deemed, observing, term, describe and forms stand out and add context to how "microevolution" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be deemed microevolution and ecological niches microevolution and may. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "microevolution" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with microevolution

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ecological genetics concerns itself with observing microevolution in the wild. (10 words)

Macro and microevolution describe fundamentally identical processes on different scales. (10 words)

Origin of the term Russian entomologist Yuri Filipchenko first coined the terms "macroevolution" and "microevolution" in 1927 in his German language work, "Variabilität und Variation". (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Origin and extended use of the term Origin The term microevolution was first used by botanist Robert Greenleaf Leavitt in the journal Botanical Gazette in 1909, addressing what he called the "mystery" of how formlessness gives rise to form. (39 words)

An example of macroevolution is the appearance of feathers during the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs, when now viewed at a distance from the future, although as they arose the developing changes would be deemed microevolution. (37 words)

This microevolution forms an integral part of the grand evolution problem and lies at the base of it, so that we shall have to understand the minor process before we can thoroughly comprehend the more general one.. (37 words)

Example sentences (7)

An example of macroevolution is the appearance of feathers during the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs, when now viewed at a distance from the future, although as they arose the developing changes would be deemed microevolution.

Ecological genetics concerns itself with observing microevolution in the wild.

Macro and microevolution describe fundamentally identical processes on different scales.

Origin and extended use of the term Origin The term microevolution was first used by botanist Robert Greenleaf Leavitt in the journal Botanical Gazette in 1909, addressing what he called the "mystery" of how formlessness gives rise to form.

Origin of the term Russian entomologist Yuri Filipchenko first coined the terms "macroevolution" and "microevolution" in 1927 in his German language work, "Variabilität und Variation".

Over time, this process can result in populations that specialise for particular ecological niches ( microevolution ) and may eventually result in the emergence of new species ( macroevolution ).

This microevolution forms an integral part of the grand evolution problem and lies at the base of it, so that we shall have to understand the minor process before we can thoroughly comprehend the more general one..

Common combinations with microevolution

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "microevolution" in a sentence?
An example: "An example of macroevolution is the appearance of feathers during the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs, when now viewed at a distance from the future, although as they arose the developing changes would be deemed microevolution." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "microevolution" from authentic English texts.
What does "microevolution" mean?
Microevolution means: 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.
What are synonyms of "microevolution"?
Common synonyms of "microevolution" include: evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis.
How many example sentences with "microevolution" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "microevolution", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.