In biology, saltation (from Latin saltus 'leap, jump') is a sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next, potentially causing single-step...
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vapour. Saltation layers can also form in avalanches.[citation needed] Aeolian landform Aeolian processes Bagnold formula Saltation (biology) Saltatory...
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Look up saltation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saltation may refer to: Saltation (biology), an evolutionary hypothesis emphasizing sudden and drastic...
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phrase. In biology Anagenesis Cladogenesis Phyletic gradualism Punctuated equilibrium Punctuated gradualism Quantum evolution Saltation (biology) Stephen...
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Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single,...
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principle of natural philosophy; hence in scientific usage: Saltation (biology) Saltation (geology) Saltatory conduction Saltus lunae, a "leap of the...
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more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as rock salt or halite. Salt is essential for life in...
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airway lumen. Biology and pharmacology of chemical elements Action potential – Neuron communication by electric impulses Calcium in biology – Use of calcium...
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Mutationism (redirect from Evolutionary saltation)
supply of mutations. Before Darwin, biologists commonly believed in saltationism, the possibility of large evolutionary jumps, including immediate speciation...
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Biology – The natural science that studies life. Areas of focus include structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. History...
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