autapomorphy
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Autapomorphy — An autapomorphy in cladistics is a derived trait that is unique to a given terminal group. That is, it is found only in one member of a clade, but not found in any others or outgroup taxa, not even those most closely related to the group (which… … Wikipedia
autapomorphy — a derived characters state unique to a particular taxon (and therefore useful for distinguishing but not relating that taxon) … Dictionary of ichthyology
autapomorphy — /ɔˈtæpəmɔfi/ (say aw tapuhmawfee) noun (plural autapomorphies) Cladistics a derived trait that is found in only one member of a clade. {aut(o )1 + apo + morph + y3} –autapomorphic, adjective …
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Cladistics — For the scientific journal, see Cladistics (journal). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia
Clade — For other uses, see Clade (disambiguation). Cladogram (family tree) of a biological group. The red and blue boxes represent clades (i.e., complete branches). The green box is not a clade, but rather represents an evolutionary grade, an incomplete … Wikipedia
Paraphyly — A cladogram showing a hypothetical descent from an ancestor species of the clade vertebrata.[1] Note that cladograms do not necessarily correspond to taxonomic classifications. In this one, Sauropsida are a paraphyletic group. It can be made… … Wikipedia
Chimpanzee — Panina redirects here. For the Russian surname Panina, see Panin. Chimpanzees[1] … Wikipedia
Phylogenetic tree — ptree redirects here. For Patricia tree, see Radix tree … Wikipedia
Molecular phylogenetics — (pronounced /məˈlɛkjʊlər faɪlɵdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/) is the analysis of hereditary molecular differences, mainly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism s evolutionary relationships. The result of a molecular phylogenetic analysis is… … Wikipedia
