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Synapomorphy - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun synapomorphy

is a derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.

synapomorphy

English

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * (derived trait that is shared) plesiomorphy

    Derived terms

    * synapomorphic

    See also

    *autapomorphy

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.