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cladogenesis

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

noun

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

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Other Words From

  • clad·o·ge·net·ic [klad-oh-j, uh, -, net, -ik, kley-doh-], adjective
  • clado·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cladogenesis1

1950–55; < German Kladogenese; clado-, -genesis

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