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cladogenesis
[ klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh- ]
noun
Biology.
- evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
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Other Word Forms
- ···Ա· [klad-oh-j, uh, -, net, -ik, kley-doh-], adjective
- o··Աi·· adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cladogenesis1
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Example Sentences
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They found that anagenesis increases with island isolation, and cladogenesis increases on larger, more isolated islands.
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