Apomorphy is a related term of apomorph.
As nouns the difference between apomorphy and apomorph
is that apomorphy is (systematics): a derived characteristic of a clade any feature novel to a species and its descendants while apomorph is an organism existing in an evolutionary state that represents a morphological advance as compared to a previous state.
apomorphy
English
Noun
(apomorphies)
(systematics): A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.
Antonyms
* plesiomorphy
Derived terms
* autapomorphy
* synapomorphy
apomorph
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An organism existing in an evolutionary state that represents a morphological advance as compared to a previous state.
Antonyms
* pleisiomorph
Related terms
* apomorphy
* apomorphic 