synapomorphy

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Antonyms
  - 1.1.2 Derived terms
- 1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies)

(cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry

[edit] Antonyms

(derived trait that is shared): plesiomorphy

[edit] Derived terms

synapomorphic

[edit] See also

autapomorphy

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