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catagenesis

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cat⋅a⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [kat-uh-jen-uh-sis]
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–noun Biology.
the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def. 1).
Origin:
1880–85; cata- + genesis

Related forms:
cat⋅a⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [kat-uh-juh-net-ik] , adjective
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catagenesis cat·a·gen·e·sis (kāt'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
See involution.

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