Evolution is quicker than they thought

piercehawkeye45 · 07-14-2007, 09:27 PM

Microevolution is usually the term for short term evolution, which is proven, and macroevolution is the long term use, which is not.

Microevolution- the change of one trait
Macroevolution- the change of enough traits where two once the same species can not mate and produce healthy children with eachother.

I agree that micro and macro evolution are essentially the same thing but the definitions are there to describe the time involved so it is easier to grasp as a concept since you can not make a new species when a change of one trait occurs.

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07-14-2007, 09:27 PM	#10
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Microevolution is usually the term for short term evolution, which is proven, and macroevolution is the long term use, which is not. Microevolution- the change of one trait Macroevolution- the change of enough traits where two once the same species can not mate and produce healthy children with eachother. I agree that micro and macro evolution are essentially the same thing but the definitions are there to describe the time involved so it is easier to grasp as a concept since you can not make a new species when a change of one trait occurs.

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