: a group of biological taxa (such as species) that includes all descendants of one common ancestor
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Skull shape differences between northern and southern lineages, or clades, were also detected.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The Louisiana patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild birds and poultry.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
The subtype that’s responsible for most of the ongoing spread, clade Ib, is relatively new.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Most infections linked to the strain of bird flu circulating globally in wild birds and U.S. dairy herds — technically known as clade 2.3.4.4b — have been mild.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The Louisiana patient was infected with the D1.1 clade of the bird flu virus, a strain that is circulating in wild birds and poultry.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
The subtype that’s responsible for most of the ongoing spread, clade Ib, is relatively new.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Most infections linked to the strain of bird flu circulating globally in wild birds and U.S. dairy herds — technically known as clade 2.3.4.4b — have been mild.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Clade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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