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In modern scientific use, it is often defined as a '''change in gene frequency'''.  
 
In modern scientific use, it is often defined as a '''change in gene frequency'''.  
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E.O. Wilson defines evolution as "any change in [[gene frequency]] in a population."  Helena Curtis and N. Sue Barnes define evolution as "any change in the frequency of alleles within a gene pool from one generation to the next"<ref Name="TO" />
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E.O. Wilson defines evolution as "any change in [[gene frequency]] in a population."  Helena Curtis and N. Sue Barnes define evolution as "any change in the frequency of [[allele]]s within a [[gene pool]] from one generation to the next"<ref Name="TO" />
    
Creationists object that this definition is used to demonstrate trivial changes that are then used to claim that the entire development of life definition has been demonstrated.<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3262/ Refuting Evolution 2], by Jonathan Sarfati, chapter 3.</ref>  This definition has also been criticised by [[Ernst Mayr]].<ref>Referred to in [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2722/ CMI misunderstands evolution?].</ref>
 
Creationists object that this definition is used to demonstrate trivial changes that are then used to claim that the entire development of life definition has been demonstrated.<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3262/ Refuting Evolution 2], by Jonathan Sarfati, chapter 3.</ref>  This definition has also been criticised by [[Ernst Mayr]].<ref>Referred to in [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2722/ CMI misunderstands evolution?].</ref>
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