- autoapomorphy
- Derived character state unique to a terminal taxon in a particular data set; note that an autapomorphy at a given hierarchical level may be a synapomorphy at a less inclusive level.
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apomorphy — Derived character or character state. See also autoapomorphy, homology, plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, synapomorphy … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
homology — , homology. Features having a common origin but not necessarily the same function, e.g. cycad leaves, cataphylls, and sporophylls. See also apomorphy, autoapomorphy, homoplasy, plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, synapomorphy … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
homologous — , homology. Features having a common origin but not necessarily the same function, e.g. cycad leaves, cataphylls, and sporophylls. See also apomorphy, autoapomorphy, homoplasy, plesiomorphy, symplesiomorphy, synapomorphy … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
plesiomorphy — Ancestral or underived character or character state; note that a plesiomorphy at a given hierarchical level may be an apomorphy at a more inclusive level. See also autoapomorphy, homology, symplesiomorphy, synapomorphy … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
symplesiomorphy — Ancestral or underived character state shared by several members of a monophyletic group that does not define a monophyletic subset of that more inclusive group and has not experienced reversal. See also apomorphy, autoapomorphy, plesiomorphy … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
synapomorphy — Shared derived character state that unites two or more members of a monophyletic group, e.g. the presence of a glandular collar at the leaflet base is a synapomorphy for a monophyletic group comprising Zamia macrochiera and Z. manicata; a… … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
