— cladogenetic /klad'oh jeuh net"ik, klay'doh-/ , adj. — cladogenetically , adv.
/klad'euh jen"euh sis, klay'deuh-/ , n. Biol.
evolutionary change by the branching off of new species from common ancestral types.
[ 1950-55; Kladogenese; see CLADO-, -GENESIS ]