apomorphy

apomorphy
A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

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  • apomorphy — a state derived by evolution from a primitive state (plesiomorphy); applied to a character, not a taxon. It relates to the compared character state and the hierarchical level considered, i.e. the character is apomorphic in relation to one state… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • apomorphy — n. [Gr. apo, away; morphe, form] A term pertaining to derived characters, normally used in cladistic taxonomy …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • apomorphy —   Derived character or character state.   See also autoapomorphy, homology, plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, synapomorphy …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

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  • Synapomorphy — In evolutionary biology, a synapomorphy is a derived character state shared by two or more terminal groups (taxa included in a cladistic analysis as further indivisible units) and inherited from their most recent common ancestor. Derived in this… …   Wikipedia

  • Paraphyly — A cladogram showing a hypothetical descent from an ancestor species of the clade vertebrata.[1] Note that cladograms do not necessarily correspond to taxonomic classifications. In this one, Sauropsida are a paraphyletic group. It can be made… …   Wikipedia

  • PhyloCode — The International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature , known for short as the PhyloCode , is a developing draft for a formal set of rules governing phylogenetic nomenclature. Its current version is specifically designed to regulate the naming of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ornithurae — Ornithurans Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Recent, 136–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

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