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cladogenesis

clad·o·gen·e·sis [ klàddō jénnəssiss, klàydō jénnəssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
evolutionary development: evolutionary change regarded as taking place by the splitting of an ancestral species into two or more different descendant species


clad·o·ge·net·ic [ klàddō jə néttik, klàydō jə néttik ] adjective
clad·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly [ klàddō jə néttikəlee, klàydō jə néttikəlee ] adverb
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