Clade
WordNet

noun


(1)   A group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
    The clade containing humans and chimps is smaller than that containing humans, chimps and fireflies
    The clade Dinosauria includes all dinosaurs as well the birds, which are descended from the dinosaurs.
  2. A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

Quotations


2004 : A clade is made up of an ancestral species and all its descendants — New Scientist, 11 Sep 2004, p.13

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