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phyletic gradualism

phyletic gradualism noun: a model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.

Noun

phyletic gradualism (uncountable)

  1. A model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.

Questions about phyletic gradualism

What does phyletic gradualism mean?
Phyletic gradualism means a model of evolution which theorizes that most speciation is slow, uniform and gradual.
What part of speech is phyletic gradualism?
Phyletic gradualism is a noun.

Words near phyletic gradualism in the dictionary

  1. phylembryogenesis
  2. phyles
  3. phyleses
  4. phylesis
  5. phyletic
  6. phyletic gradualism
  7. phyletically
  8. phyleticist
  9. phyleticists
  10. phyletics
  11. phyletism

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