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anagenesis

[ an-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

  1. Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
  2. Physiology. the regeneration of tissue.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ô·²¹Â·²µ±ð·²Ô±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [an-, uh, -j, uh, -, net, -ik], ²¹²Ôa·²µ±ð·²Ô±ð³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anagenesis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; ana-, genesis
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Example Sentences

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She found that some species thought to have evolved through "anagenesis" -- when one slowly turns into another, but lineage doesn't split -- may have actually "budded": when a new species branches off from an existing one.*

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Notes: *For example, the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis was believed to have speciated via anagenesis from Australopithecus anamensis.

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They found that anagenesis increases with island isolation, and cladogenesis increases on larger, more isolated islands.

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A new tyrannosaur with evidence with evidence for anagenesis and crocodile-like facial sensory system.

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One of the most notable naturalists of our time has insisted on the opposition of two orders of phenomena observed in living tissues, anagenesis and katagenesis.

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