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cladogenesis (klad-uh-JEN-i-sis) noun
The evolutionary change and diversification resulting from the
branching off of new species from common ancestral lineages.
[Greek klados, branch + -genesis.]
"If the branching pattern of a species tree reflects the
evolutionary relationships among its tips, then this pattern offers
clues to the process of cladogenesis and lineage diversification."
Arne Oyvind Mooers, Tree balance and tree completeness, Evolution,
Apr 1995.
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