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entity > process > biological process > evolution

Preferred term

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.

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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

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21016

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