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The Definition Of Micro And Macroevolution In Foster Care

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The prefix of the word micro and macro tells a lot about the words microevolution and macroevolution. Microevolution means change in a smaller setting like a group but the ancestors are the same and the macroevolution means a major change over time to an organism that has a different ancestors. Microevolution is like having two Caucasian individuals which are the same race to have a child of the same race. However Macroevolution is like having two Caucasian individuals that are the same race but their child is an African

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