clade

clade Definition

clade (klād)

noun

a group of living organisms that includes all the descendants sharing specific genetic traits of a common ancestor

clade Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

avian: Unlike the 1957 and 1968 pandemic HAs, phylogenetic analyzes do not place the 1918 sequence in the avian clade.

Modifies a noun

name: Method E: Species names begin with a lower-case letter; thus all species names are distinguishable from clade names.

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