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"microevolution" has 5 syllables: micr-oev-ol-ut-ion.
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"Microevolution" has 5 syllables: micr · oev · ol · ut · ion.
Microevolution: Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.
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