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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
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evolution
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organic evolution
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phylogeny
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phylogenesis
((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
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anthropogenesis
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anthropogeny
(the evolution or genesis of the human race)
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emergent evolution
(the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution)
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macroevolution
(evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups)
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microevolution
(evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies)
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speciation
(the evolution of a biological species)
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anamorphism
(metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals)
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anamorphosis
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anamorphism
(a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
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