Cladogenesis

/klædoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ noun

Definition

The branching process of evolutionary development where one species splits into two or more new species, also called speciation.

Etymology

From Greek 'klados' (branch) and 'genesis' (origin/creation), literally meaning 'branch origin.' Coined by biologists to describe the splitting of species in evolutionary trees.

Kelly Says

Cladogenesis is the opposite of anagenesis—instead of one species slowly changing into another, cladogenesis creates a branching tree where species multiply, which is why Darwin drew his famous tree of life with branches rather than a straight line.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክላድሎጂ
kʰla-di-lo-ji
ARالعربية
التفرع التطوري
al-tafrʿ al-taṭawri
BNবাংলা
ক্লাডোজেনেসিস
kla-do-je-ne-sis
CACatalà
cladogènesi
kla-do-je-ne-si
CSČeština
kladogenese
klad-o-ge-ne-se
DADansk
cladogenese
kla-do-je-ne-se
DEDeutsch
Kladogenese
kla-do-ge-ne-se
ELΕλληνικά
κλαδογένεση
kla-do-ge-ne-si
ESEspañol
cladogénesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
FAفارسی
کلاڈوجنسیس
kla-do-je-ne-sis
FISuomi
cladogenesi
kla-do-je-ne-si
FRFrançais
cladogenèse
kla-do-je-nehs
GUGU
કલેડોજેનેસિસ
ka-le-do-je-ne-sis
HAHA
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
HEעברית
קלאדוגנזיס
kla-do-gen-zis
HIहिन्दी
क्लाडोजेनिस
kla-do-je-nis
HUMagyar
cladogenezis
kla-do-ge-ne-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
IGIG
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
ITItaliano
cladogenesi
kla-do-je-ne-si
JA日本語
クラドジェネシス
kura-do-je-ne-shisu
KKKK
кладогенез
klad-o-ge-nez
KMKM
ក្លាដូហlogeny
kla-do-hi-lo-ji
KO한국어
클라도유전
keul-la-do-yu-jeon
MRMR
क्लाडोजेनिस
kla-do-je-nis
MSBahasa Melayu
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာဒိုဂျင်း
ka-la-do-jin
NLNederlands
cladogenese
kla-do-je-ne-se
NONorsk
cladogenese
kla-do-je-ne-se
PAPA
ਕਲਾਡੋਜੈਨੇਸਿਸ
kala-do-je-ne-sis
PLPolski
cladogenez
kla-do-ge-nez
PTPortuguês
cladogênese
kla-do-je-ne-se
RORomână
cladogeneză
kla-do-je-ne-za
RUРусский
кладогенез
klad-o-ge-nez
SVSvenska
cladogenese
kla-do-je-ne-se
SWKiswahili
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
TAதமிழ்
கிளாட்டோஜெனெசிஸ்
ki-la-to-jo-je-ne-sis
TEతెలుగు
క్లాడోజెనెసిస్
kla-do-je-ne-sis
THไทย
วิวัฒนาการแบบกิ่ง
wi-wat-than-a-kan-baep-ging
TLTL
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
TRTürkçe
cladogenez
kla-do-je-nez
UKУкраїнська
кладогенез
klad-o-ge-nez
URاردو
کلاڈوجینسیس
kla-do-je-ne-sis
VITiếng Việt
cladogenèse
kla-do-je-nehs
YOYO
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis
ZH中文
分支演化
fēnzhī yánhuà
ZUZU
cladogenesis
kla-do-je-ne-sis

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