Definition of "macroevolutionary" [macroevolutionary]

• Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution. (adjective)

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• "But make no mistake: the mechanism he offers still relies on random genetic changes in homeobox genes controlling development, not accumulated small mutations over time that result in "macroevolutionary" changes."
• "Does it also seem odd to you that in a single laboratory goof-up we were able to to witness in just 5 days the macroevolutionary event which you claim took billions of years to accomplish in the wild?"
• "The bottom line that is in keeping with the title of the essay - not only can this particular macroevolutionary process be studied experimentally, it can be understood and the corresponding macroevolutionary process recapitulated in a controlled setting."