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Noun Concept
Categories: Rate of evolution, Non-Darwinian evolution, Speciation, Evolutionary biology, Biology theories
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saltation  Evolutionary saltation  hopeful monster  Macro-mutation  macromutation
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(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species WordNet 3.0
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(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, saltation is a sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next, potentially causing single-step speciation. Wikipedia
An evolutionary hypothesis emphasizing sudden and drastic change Wikipedia Disambiguation
Mutational change from one generation to the next Wikidata
A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation. Wiktionary
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mutation
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genetics
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saltation (biology)
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Evolutionary saltation, hopeful monster, Macro-mutation, macromutation, macromutations, saltational evolution, saltationism, saltationist

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