cladogenesis

 
Pronunciation: /ˌkleɪdə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˈkladə(ʊ)-/

noun

[mass noun] Biology
  • the formation of a new group of organisms or higher taxon by evolutionary divergence from an ancestral form.

Derivatives

cladogenetic

Pronunciation: /-dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
adjective