First Known Use: 1889
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anagenesis
noun ana·gen·e·sis \ˌa-nə-ˈje-nə-səs\
Definition of ANAGENESIS
: evolutionary change producing a single lineage in which one taxon replaces another without branching — compare cladogenesis
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