synapomorphy

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Contents

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

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies)

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

Antonyms [edit]

(derived trait that is shared): plesiomorphy

Derived terms [edit]

synapomorphic

See also [edit]

autapomorphy

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