apomorphy

English

Noun

apomorphy (plural apomorphies)

1. (systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Antonyms

• plesiomorphy

Derived terms

• autapomorphy
• synapomorphy

Translations

a derived characteristic of a clade

• Portuguese: apomorfia f
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