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How long did it take for evolution to occur?

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Evolution, the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms, is still occurring. We have filamentous prokaryote fossils that are at least 3.5 billion years old, though inheritance was more likely horizontal then. Still, for over 3 billion years organisms evolved and are still evolving.

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