What is the correct definition of macroevolution?

It is evolutionary change on a large scale often following major global changes and mass extinctions.

It is evolutionary change due to dominant modifications that enriches a gene pool over very short periods of time.

It is evolutionary change due to recessive modifications that enriches a gene pool over very long periods of time.

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Lena Tanner

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11 July, 22:08

What is the correct definition of macroevolution?

It is evolutionary change on a large scale often following major global changes and mass extinctions.

It is evolutionary change due to dominant modifications that enriches a gene pool over very short periods of time.

It is evolutionary change due to recessive modifications that enriches a gene pool over very long periods of time.

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Nasir Ingram · Answer 1

Macroevolution involves variation of allele frequencies at or above the level of a species, where an allele is a specific iteration of a given gene ... It is contrasted with microevolution, which is mainly concerned with the small-scale patterns of evolution within a species or population.