- In phylogenetics, an
apomorphy (or
derived trait) is a
novel character or
character state that has
evolved from its
ancestral form (or plesiomorphy). A...
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trait shared between species because they
share an
ancestral species.
Apomorphic and
synapomorphic characteristics convey much
information about evolutionary...
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distinguish shared ancestral (or plesiomorphic)
traits from
shared derived (or
apomorphic) traits. However,
certain phenetic methods, such as
neighbor joining,...
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superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae): This
unique songbird shows strong ****ual dimorphism, with a
peculiarly apomorphic display of
plumage in males....
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members of the
Anatinae are the
extinct moa-nalo, a
young but
highly apomorphic lineage derived from the
dabbling ducks.
There has been much
debate about...
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mainly Asian-Pacific lineages, and the
often smaller,
sometimes highly apomorphic taxa
which are most
common in
Africa and the Palearctic,
usually have...
- that the
supposedly "more ancient"
paleognath jaws are
among the few
apomorphic (more derived)
features of the palaeognaths,
meaning that the respective...
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which the
bright plumage of the more
basal lineages is
dulled down
apomorphically.[needs update] In addition, the same data
suggest that this species...
- the
Orsten lagerstätten in
southern Sweden. It
appears to have
several apomorphic features,
notably including a
single large compound eye. The
genus name...
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Sternoptychinae and
indeed of the
entire Sternoptychidae. It is not
quite as
apomorphic as
their relatives; it may be that the
genus is
actually a paraphyletic...
