cladogram
a branching diagram depicting the successive points of species divergence from common ancestral lines without regard to the degree of deviation.
Origin of cladogram
1- Compare dendrogram, phenogram.
Words Nearby cladogram
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British Dictionary definitions for cladogram
/ (ˈkleɪdəʊˌɡræm) /
biology a treelike diagram illustrating the development of a clade: See clade
Origin of cladogram
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Scientific definitions for cladogram
[ klăd′ə-grăm′, klā′də- ]
A branching treelike diagram used to illustrate evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships among organisms. Each node, or point of divergence, has two branching lines of descendance, indicating evolutionary divergence from a common ancestor. The endpoints of the tree represent individual species, and any node together with its descendant branches and subbranches constitutes a clade.
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