bifurcate
verb (used with or without object)
to divide or fork into two branches.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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“It’s this network where branches are bifurcating but also merging back together to create new species.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 17, 2024