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Cladogram (sophontology)
A precisely and scientifically organized matrix showing the various technological and biological characteristics which have been incorporated into the morphology and mindtype of a particular sophontological phyle or clade, tracing the connections of ancestry and descendants. The Genen are renowned for their elaborately decorated interactive cladograms.
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Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 24 September 2001.
Initially published on 24 September 2001.
