Symplesiomorphy vs. Synapomorphy
Symplesiomorphynoun
(cladistics) An ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa.
Symplesiomorphynoun
The possession by two or more organisms or taxa of a shared primitive or ancestral character not exclusive to or characteristic of them in particular; the shared character itself.
Synapomorphynoun
(cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry
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