cladogenesis

English

Etymology

From clado- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

cladogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural cladogeneses)

1. (genetics) An evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade

Derived terms

• cocladogenesis

 

Related terms

• anacladogenesis
• cladogenic

Translations

evolutionary splitting event

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 系枝進化／系枝进化 (xìzhījìnhuà), 分枝進化／分枝进化 (fēnzhījìnhuà)