Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
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Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy
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In phylogenetics, a plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy are synonyms for an ancestral character shared by all members of a clade, which does not distinguish the clade from other clades. Plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, apomorphy, and synapomorphy, all mean a trait shared between species because they share an ancestral species. Apomorphic and synapomorphic characteristics convey much information about evolutionary clades and can be used to define taxa. However, plesiomorphic and symplesiomorphic chara
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Ancestral character or trait state shared by two or more taxa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiomorphy_and_symplesiomorphy
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2024-03-14T23:21:49Z
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