Anagenesis, also known as "phyletic change," is the evolution of species involving an entire population rather than a branching event, as in cladogenesis.
Anagenesis
Process in evolution of the development of a new contruction type and main phylogenetic progress.
Evolutionary change producing a single lineage in which one taxon replaces another without branching.
Related Terms:
Evolution ...
Anagenesis Â- Catagenesis Â- Cladogenesis
History of evolutionary thought
Charles Darwin Â- On the Origin of Species Â- Modern evolutionary synthesis Â- Gene-centered view of evolution Â- Life (classification trees) ...
Figure 1: Anagenesis and cladogenesis. In this example, species A anagenetically changes over time to become species B, while species B cladogenetically changes over time by splitting into species C and D, ...
 See also: Evolution, Population, Cladogenesis, Life, Speciation
  
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