In a manner relating to or exhibiting a cline; with gradual change across geographic or population space.
From 'clinal' with the adverbial suffix '-ly,' forming an adverb that describes actions or conditions in a clinal manner.
When traits change clinally across a region, it shows evolution is a slow, continuous process—think of fur color gradually shifting from dark to light as you move north!
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