Definition of Homoplasy. Meaning of Homoplasy. Synonyms of Homoplasy

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Definition of Homoplasy

Homoplasy
Homoplasy Ho*mop"la*sy, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? to form, mold.] (Biol.) See Homogeny.

Meaning of Homoplasy from wikipedia

- 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...
- Parallel homoplasyderived trait present in two groups or species without a common ancestor due to convergent evolution. Reverse homoplasytrait present...
- Parallel Homoplasyderived trait present in two groups or species without a common ancestor due to convergent evolution. Reverse Homoplasytrait present...
- homology and homoplasy. Homology between features indicates that those features have been derived from a common ancestor. Alternatively, homoplasy between...
- evolutionary history – such as those evolved separately in different groups (homoplasies) or those left over from ancestors (plesiomorphies) – and derived characters...
- S2CID 84287895. Archie, James W (1989). "Homoplasy Excess Ratios: New Indices for Measuring Levels of Homoplasy in Phylogenetic Systematics and a Critique...
- PMID 22431965. Michael S. Y. Lee; Adam M. Yates (27 June 2018). "Tip-dating and homoplasy: reconciling the shallow molecular divergences of modern gharials with...
- Charles A.; Fleagle, John G. (1999). "The recognition and evaluation of homoplasy in primate and human evolution". American Journal of Physical Anthropology...
- "Key characters uniting hemichordates and chordates: homologies or homoplasies?". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 83 (1): 8–23. Bibcode:2005CaJZ...83....