Macroevolution

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Template:StubMacroevolution is the theory that natural selection can, given enough time, lead to the creation of new clades which are groups of organisms consisting of a single common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor. One method this could be produced by is the "duplication and divergance", of genes [1]. Macroevolution requires a large number of beneficial mutations. Creationists claim that scientific data regarding mutations causing the significant changes necessary for macroevolution is extremely damaging to the macroevolutionary position.[2][3]

See also

Microevolution

References

  1. ↑ From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design by Sean B. Carroll, Jennifer K. Grenier, Scott D. Weatherbee
  2. ↑ Answers in Genesis - Mutations
  3. ↑ Answers in Genesis - Mutations part 2