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cladogenesis

cladogenesis noun: an evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.

Noun

cladogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural cladogeneses)

  1. An evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.
    • 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.2025 September 27, Julia Jacobo, “Million-year-old skull could rewrite timeline of human origin, researchers say”, in ABC News

cladogenesis meaning in Tamil

cladogenesis in Tamil

உறையாக்கம்

Forms of cladogenesis

pluralcladogeneses

Origin of cladogenesis

From clado- + -genesis.

Words formed from cladogenesis

Questions about cladogenesis

What does cladogenesis mean?
Cladogenesis means an evolutionary splitting event in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a clade.
What is cladogenesis in Tamil?
Cladogenesis in Tamil is உறையாக்கம். See Cladogenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cladogenesis?
Cladogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of cladogenesis?
The plural of cladogenesis is cladogeneses.

Words near cladogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cladodont
  2. cladodonts
  3. cladodromous
  4. cladofulvin
  5. cladogeneses
  6. cladogenesis
  7. cladogenetic
  8. cladogenetically
  9. cladogenic
  10. cladogram
  11. cladograms

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