anagenesis

English

Etymology

From ana- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

anagenesis (usually uncountable, plural anageneses)

  1. The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.

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