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Old 03-04-2010, 06:41 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan View Post
That would only apply to Cladogenesis, but what about Anagenesis? If you take in consideration the working hypothesis of Evolution, a species on a "path" may be entirely difference from the beginning of it's evolutionary "path" to the end it's evolutionary "path."
It would apply to both. Though one results in a split while the other results in a replacement, they both have the same result by our current "species" definition: reproductive isolation. Though it may be harder to see on a cladogram, it still holds...so I fail to see your point.
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