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cladogram
(klad′ə gram′)
noun
a branching diagram used in cladistics to illustrate speciation and the relationships between species by showing the development and divergence of clades
See cladogram in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A branching, treelike diagram in which the endpoints of the branches represent specific species of organisms. It is used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships and show points at which various species have diverged from common ancestral forms.
Origin:
Origin: Greek klados, branch
Origin: + -gram
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