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Homoplasy, in
biology and phylogenetics, is the term used to
describe a
feature that has been
gained or lost
independently in
separate lineages over the...
- – 1 − (observed
homoplasy excess) / (maximum
homoplasy excess). A
value of 1
indicates no
homoplasy; 0
represents as much
homoplasy as
there would be...
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Parallel homoplasy –
derived trait present in two
groups or
species without a
common ancestor due to
convergent evolution.
Reverse homoplasy –
trait present...
- an
error based on both groups'
strong diving adaptations,
which are
homoplasies. On the
other hand,
different DNA
sequence datasets do not
agree in detail...
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ancestor of
those groups. The
cladistic term for the same
phenomenon is
homoplasy. The
recurrent evolution of
flight is a
classic example, as
flying insects...
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Parallel Homoplasy –
derived trait present in two
groups or
species without a
common ancestor due to
convergent evolution.
Reverse Homoplasy –
trait present...
- term is
often applied to
groups that
share similar features known as
homoplasies,
which are
explained as a
result of
convergent evolution. The arrangement...
- maximum-parsimony criterion, the
optimal tree will
minimize the
amount of
homoplasy (i.e.,
convergent evolution,
parallel evolution, and
evolutionary reversals)...
- "Key
characters uniting hemichordates and chordates:
homologies or
homoplasies?".
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 83 (1): 8–23. Bibcode:2005CaJZ...83....
- S2CID 84287895. Archie,
James W (1989). "
Homoplasy Excess Ratios: New
Indices for
Measuring Levels of
Homoplasy in
Phylogenetic Systematics and a Critique...
