cladogenesis

[klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh-]

noun Biology.

evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.

Origin:
1950–55; < German Kladogenese; see clado-, -genesis

Related forms

clad·o·ge·net·ic

[klad-oh-juh-net-ik, kley-doh-] , adjective

clad·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Cladogenesis is always a great word to know.

So is clone. Does it mean:

a cell or organism that is genetically identical to the individual from which it was derived

an organism that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or producing offspring that maintain its contribution of genes to the next generation

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