Cladogenesis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cladogenesis is a noun meaning (genetics) An evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.
Meaning
(genetics) An evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.
Example Sentences
Yunxian 2 is important for understanding the cladogenesis -- an evolutionary process in which one species splits into two or more distinct species -- of early humans, the scientists said.
Word Forms
- cladogeneses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cocladogenesis, cladism, cladist, cladification, cladistics, clanistics.
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