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Figure 3: Amount of change in the evolutionary history of three living species (C, D, and E), inferred by comparing amino-acid differences in their myoglobin molecules.

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anagenesis

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Also known as: phyletic speciation, vertical speciation

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role in evolution theory

In evolution: Evolution within a lineage and by lineage splitting
Evolution can take place by anagenesis, in which changes occur within a lineage, or by cladogenesis, in which a lineage splits into two or more separate lines. Anagenetic evolution has doubled the size of the human cranium over the course of two million years; in the lineage of the horse…
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