Sentences with phrase «as macroevolution»
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The term macroevolution, by contrast, refers to the origin of new species and divisions of the taxonomic hierarchy above the species level, and also to the origin of complex adaptations, such as the vertebrate eye.
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If classical Darwinism isn't the explanation for macroevolution, however, there is only speculation as to what sort of alternative mechanisms might have been responsible.
Some experts do not believe that major changes and the appearance of new forms (i.e., macroevolution) can be explained as the products of an accumulation of tiny mutations through natural selection of individual organisms (microevolution).
As I said, he raises a point that I think science minded atheists would want to explore: Why does he not understand macroevolution?
Biology textbooks define the difference between micro - and macroevolution as a matter of degree.