cladogenesis
biology
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evolution theory
- In evolution: Evolution within a lineage and by lineage splitting
…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 it has reduced the number of toes from four to…
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