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Preferred term

evolution

Is replaced by

evolution

Definition

[GEMET] The biological theory or process whereby species of plants and animals change with the passage of time so that their descendants differ from their ancestors, i.e. development from earlier forms by hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive generations.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Note

[source of definition ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution" , "[controlled by ] Mark Frenzel, 22 May 2013

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

évolution

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_186

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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