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autopomorphy

autopomorphy is the misspelling of autapomorphy.

Meaning of autapomorphy

Noun

autapomorphy (plural autapomorphies)

  1. A derived trait that is unique to a particular taxon
    • In their article, these authors gave a full description of the specimen and concluded that the species was not only lacking several characteristics typical for the genus Gonocephalus but presented additional characters that would justify the removal of G. mjobergi from Gonocephalus.They abstained...2023, Wolfgang Denzer, Hinrich Kaiser, “Naming And Gaming: The Illicit Taxonomic Practice Of 'Nomenclatural Harvesting' And How To Avoid It”, in Journal of Zoology, volume 320, number 3, page 164

Questions about autopomorphy

What is autopomorphy the misspelling of?
Autopomorphy is the misspelling of autapomorphy.

Words near autopomorphy in the dictionary

  1. autopolyploidisation
  2. autopolyploidization
  3. autopolyploidizations
  4. autopolyploids
  5. autopolyploidy
  6. autopomorphy
  7. autopopulate
  8. autopopulated
  9. autopopulates
  10. autopopulating
  11. autopopulation

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