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Saltation (biology)




Is a popular misconception that Punctuated Equilibrium is a saltationist theory, often mistaken by Richard Goldschmidt ´s hypothesis of " Hopeful Monster ", but punctuated equilibrium refers just to a pattern of evolution where most of the evolutionary change occurs shortly - on geological time scale - nearby the Speciation , but yet in a gradual fashion, wihtout saltations.


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