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cladogenesis

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[klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh-] / ˌklæd əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌkleɪ də- /

noun

Biology.

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

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Origin of cladogenesis

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

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