CLADE Definition & Meaning

clade

[ kleyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Biology.

a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.

clade

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

biology a group of organisms considered as having evolved from a common ancestor

clade

/ �� /

A grouping of organisms made on the basis of their presumed evolutionary history, rather than purely on shared features. Clades consist of a common ancestor and all its descendants. The class Aves (birds) is a clade, but the class Reptilia (reptiles) is not, since it does not include birds, which are descended from the dinosaurs, a kind of reptile. Many modern taxonomists prefer to use clades in classification, and not all clades correspond to traditional groups like classes, orders, and phyla.
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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of clade¹

First recorded in 1957, clade is from the Greek word ��á��ǲ� branch

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of clade¹

C20: from Greek klados branch, shoot

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A slew of recent findings all seem to suggest the risk of the current H5N1 clade in cattle and birds causing a pandemic is actually higher than previously thought.

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The researchers also compared anglerfish clades across different habitats and found more unexpected results.

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In the last two years, India has reported more that 30 mpox cases caused by the older clade 2 strain, which is considered to be less infectious.

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There are no cases of the more worrying clade 1 mpox in the UK to date, and health officials say the risk to the UK population is low overall.

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That was in response to the rapid spread of a new variant, or clade, of the virus in central Africa.

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