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Anagenesis Definition:
Changes in gene frequencies and distribution among species; the accumulation of small genetic changes within a population that introduces genetic variability but is not enough to result in either speciation or extinction.
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Anagenesis Notes:
Anagenesis is a term that is used to describe the evolutionary change of single lineage in which a taxon, without branching, is substituted by another. It is the change in frequencies of genes and dispersal among species. It is also known as progressive or phyletic evolution.
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