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Definition noun, plural: synapomorphies An advance character state shared among two or more taxa inherited from the most... Read More

Definition adjective Of, pertaining to, about, or describing that which descended from a single ancestral... Read More

In biology, homology refers to similarities caused by shared ancestry between two structures or genes from distinct species.... Read More

Apomorphy Definition Apomorphy (biology definition): A derived trait or characteristic that identifies a species or a... Read More

Phylogenetics Definition Phylogenetics is the scientific study of phylogeny. It studies evolutionary relationships among... Read More