Cladogenesis is an evolutionary splitting event in a species in which each branch and its smaller branches forms a `Clade`, an evolutionary mechanism and a process of adaptive evolution that leads to the development of a greater variety of sister species. This event usually occurs when a few organisms end up in new, often distant areas or when e..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladogenesis
(from the article `evolution`) 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 ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/90
The evolution of two or more daughter species from a single parent species by the splitting of a lineage.
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