cladogenesis
[ klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh- ]
nounBiology.
evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
Origin of cladogenesis
1Other words from cladogenesis
- clad·o·ge·net·ic [klad-oh-juh-net-ik, kley-doh-], /ˌklæd oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌkleɪ doʊ-/, adjective
- clad·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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