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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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Origin of ANAGENESIS

New Latin
First Known Use: 1889

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