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cladogram
clad·o·gram [ kláddə gràm, kláydə gram ] (plural clad·o·grams)


noun 
Definition:
 
evolutionary diagram: a tree-shaped diagram showing evolutionary relationships and the points where species appear to have diverged from common ancestors
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