Darwin

Quick meaning: Darwin is a noun meaning A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.

Meaning

A unit of evolutionary change in evolutionary biology.

Example Sentences

One darwin (d) equals the rate of evolution that would produce a change in size by a factor of approximately 2.7 in one million years.

The rate of evolutionary change in a species' wing or leg or beak (remember Darwin's finches mentioned in Chapter 1?) is assessed in degree-of-physical-change units called darwins.

For instance, gradual change is relatively common in vertebrates (about .08 darwins), though some rapidly evolving vertebrates lineages show rates as high as 10 darwins, over short periods.

Word Forms

• darwins

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