cladogenesis
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cladogenesis
(klăd′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)n.
An evolutionary process that involves the splitting off or branching of new taxa from an ancestral form.
clad′o·ge·net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
clad′o·ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.
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cladogenesis
the branching of a phylogenetic tree to produce new forms and new species which evolve in their own way.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005