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Paraphyly vs Plesiomorphy - What's the difference?

paraphyly | plesiomorphy |

As nouns the difference between paraphyly and plesiomorphy

is that paraphyly is the condition of being paraphyletic while plesiomorphy is a character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors.

paraphyly

English

Noun

(wikipedia paraphyly) (-)
  • (systematics) The condition of being paraphyletic

    • plesiomorphy

    English

    Noun

    (plesiomorphies)
  • (cladistics) A character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors

    • See also

    *apomorphy

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