apomorphy

English

Etymology

apo- +‎ -morphy

Noun

apomorphy (plural apomorphies)

(systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.

Antonyms

plesiomorphy

Derived terms

Translations

a derived characteristic of a clade

Portuguese: apomorfia f

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