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synapomorphy

synapomorphy noun: a derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.

Noun

synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies)

  1. A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.
    • Another supposed synapomorphy of Rhamporhynchidae + Pterodactyloidea presented by Unwin (1995) is the subequal length of metacarpals I–III. In all non-pterodactyloid specimens where this region is known metacarpals I–III are about the same length. Therefore this feature cannot be used as a...2003, Eric Buffetaut, Jean-Michel Mazin, Evolution and Palaeobiology of Pterosaurs, page 117
    • A “synapomorphy” for a group then amounts to a state change in a character along the corresponding branch; some synapomorphies may be ambiguous when optimization is ambiguous and multiple MPRs exist.2022, Pablo A. Goloboff, From Observations to Optimal Phylogenetic Trees: Phylogenetic Analysis of Morphological Data, Vol. 1

synapomorphy meaning in Tamil

synapomorphy in Tamil

வழிதோன்று பண்புநிலை

Antonyms of synapomorphy

Forms of synapomorphy

pluralsynapomorphies

Origin of synapomorphy

From syn- + apomorphy.

Words formed from synapomorphy

Questions about synapomorphy

What does synapomorphy mean?
Synapomorphy means a derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.
What is synapomorphy in Tamil?
Synapomorphy in Tamil is வழிதோன்று பண்புநிலை. See Synapomorphy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is synapomorphy?
Synapomorphy is a noun.
What is the plural of synapomorphy?
The plural of synapomorphy is synapomorphies.

Words near synapomorphy in the dictionary

  1. synaphobranchid
  2. synaphobranchids
  3. synapomorphic
  4. synapomorphies
  5. synapomorphous
  6. synapomorphy
  7. synapophyseal
  8. synapophyses
  9. synapophysis
  10. synapse
  11. synapsed

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