"synapomorphy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: synapomorphies [plural]
Etymology: From syn- + apomorphy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|syn|apomorphy}} syn- + apomorphy Head templates: {{en-noun}} synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies)
  1. (cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Derived forms: synapomorphic Related terms: autapomorphy, symmorphy

Inflected forms

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