arrested evolution

[ə′res·təd ‚ev·ə′lü·shən]

(evolution)

Evolution that was extremely slow in comparison with that characteristic of most organic lineages.

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He thinks these bacteria belong to an even slower evolutionary category -- one, perhaps, of arrested evolution. "As far as I can tell, 1 think they've stopped," he told SCIENCE NEws.

Static evolution: is pond scum the same now as billions of years ago?

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