Definition of Apomorphically. Meaning of Apomorphically. Synonyms of Apomorphically

- In phylogenetics, an apomorphy (or derived trait) is a novel character or character state that has evolved from its ancestral form (or plesiomorphy). A...
- distinguish shared ancestral (or plesiomorphic) traits from shared derived (or apomorphic) traits. However, certain phenetic methods, such as neighbor joining,...
- mainly Asian-Pacific lineages, and the often smaller, sometimes highly apomorphic taxa which are most common in Africa and the Palearctic, usually have...
- superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae): This unique songbird shows strong ****ual dimorphism, with a peculiarly apomorphic display of plumage in males....
- trait shared between species because they share an ancestral species. Apomorphic and synapomorphic characteristics convey much information about evolutionary...
- is the only member of the genus Marada. It exhibits plesiomorphic and apomorphic features making the determination of its taxonomic placement difficult...
- The highly apomorphic Siphonophorae—like this Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)—have long misled hydrozoan researchers....
- described as consisting of a basal "living fossil" lineage and a more apomorphic main radiation. Whether the name "Coleorrhyncha" is to be retained for...
- offshoots of the scorpaeniform-gasterosteiform radiation which have apomorphically lost the bone "armour" found in their relatives. Gasterosteoidei contains...
- some traits reminiscent of turnstones. Depending on which traits are apomorphic and plesiomorphic, it may be an ancestral representative of either lineage...