Cladogenetically

/klædoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪkli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner relating to or through the process of cladogenesis; describing how speciation occurs through branching.

Etymology

From cladogenetic plus the adverbial suffix '-ally,' which converts adjectives to adverbs. Preserves the evolutionary sense of branching speciation.

Kelly Says

When biologists say organisms evolved 'cladogenetically,' they're emphasizing that new species don't gradually transform into each other—instead they split into branches and evolve separately, a concept that transformed paleontology when it was fully accepted in the 1970s.

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