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anagenesis

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anagenesis

Main Entry:: ana·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation:: \ˌa-nə-ˈje-nə-səs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin
Date:: 1889

: evolutionary change producing a single lineage in which one taxon replaces another without branching — compare cladogenesis

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