1. of or relating to cladogenesis; involving the splitting or branching of a lineage into two or more separate evolutionary lines
Usage: technical; biology; evolutionary biology

Examples

• Cladogenetic events in the fossil record mark the points where species diverged from common ancestors.
• The cladogenetic process produced the diversity of finch species observed in the Galápagos Islands.
• Evolutionary biologists study cladogenetic patterns to understand how new species arise through branching.
• Cladogenetic speciation occurs when populations become geographically isolated and evolve separately.
• The phylogenetic tree illustrates multiple cladogenetic splits throughout primate evolution.