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cladogenesis
[ klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh- ]
/ ˌklæd əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌkleɪ də- /
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noun Biology.
evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cladogenesis
clad·o·ge·net·ic [klad-oh-juh-net-ik, kley-doh-], /ˌklæd oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌkleɪ doʊ-/, adjectiveclad·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby cladogenesis
cladistics, clado-, cladocarpous, cladoceran, cladode, cladogenesis, cladogram, cladophyll, cladoptosis, claes, clafoutis
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