cladogenesis
[ klad-uh-jen-uh-sis, kley-duh- ]
/ ˌklæd əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌkleɪ də- /
noun Biology.
evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
OTHER WORDS FROM cladogenesis
clad·o·ge·net·ic [klad-oh-juh-net-ik, kley-doh-] /ˌklæd oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌkleɪ doʊ-/, adjective clad·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby cladogenesis
cladistics,
clado-,
cladocarpous,
cladoceran,
cladode,
cladogenesis,
cladogram,
cladophyll,
cladoptosis,
cladosporiosis,
cladosporium