cladogenetic

clad·o·gen·e·sis

[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

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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