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Meaning of cladogenesis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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