cladogenesis

clad o gen e sis |ˌkladəˈjenəsəs ˌkleɪdoʊˈʤɛnəsəs | ▶noun Biology the formation of a new group of organisms or higher taxon by evolutionary divergence from an ancestral form. Compare with anagenesis. DERIVATIVES clad o ge net ic |ˌkladōjəˈnetik |adjective

cladogenesis

cladogenesis |ˌkleɪdə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˈkladə (ʊ )-| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology the formation of a new group of organisms or higher taxon by evolutionary divergence from an ancestral form. DERIVATIVES cladogenetic |-dʒəˈnɛtɪk |adjective