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.