What does phyletic mean?
adjective
Relating to or denoting a gradual evolutionary change in a species, especially one that is not accompanied by a change in the fossil record. In biology, describing a gradual change in a species over time, often without a clear break from the ancestral form.
Example
"The phyletic gradualism theory suggests that evolution occurs through a series of small, incremental changes over millions of years."
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