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anagenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-a-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ana- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

anageneses (plural)

Derived Forms

chromoanagenesis

Questions

What does anagenesis mean?
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.
Where does anagenesis come from?
From ana- + -genesis.

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