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are diagrams that depict evolutionary relationships within groups of taxa. These illustrations are accurate predictive device in modern genetics. They are usually depicted in either tree or ladder form. Synapomorphies then create evidence for historical relationships and their associated hierarchical
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and paired appendages in both sharks and dogs, but not in lampreys or close invertebrate relatives, identifies these traits as synapomorphies. This supports the hypothesis that dogs and sharks are more closely related to each other than to lampreys.
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structure. Evolutionarily, a synapomorphy is the marker for the most recent common ancestor of the monophyletic group consisting of a set of taxa in a cladogram. What counts as a synapomorphy for one clade may well be a primitive character or
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These phylogenetic terms are used to describe different patterns of ancestral and derived character or trait states as stated in the above diagram in association with apomorphies and synapomorphies.
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is the case where a character that appears homoplastic given the species tree actually has a single origin on the associated gene tree. Hemiplasy reflects gene tree-species tree discordance due to the
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for mammals in relation to one another—rodents and primates, for example. So the concept can be understood as well in terms of "a character newer than" (
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gait and lack of fur. Thus, these derived traits are also synapomorphies of mammals in general as they are not shared by other vertebrate animals.
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leads to species independently sharing a trait that is different from the trait inferred to have been present in their common ancestor.
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Pseudoplesiomorphy – is a trait that cannot be identified as neither a plesiomorphy nor an apomorphy that is a reversal.
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Reversal – is a loss of derived trait present in ancestor and the reestablishment of a plesiomorphic trait.
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share some features, like a nervous system, that are not synapomorphic because they are also shared by
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showing the terminology used to describe different patterns of ancestral and derived character or
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has been gained or lost independently in separate lineages during evolution. This
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Convergence – independent evolution of a similar trait in two or more taxa.
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The concept of synapomorphy depends on a given clade in the tree of life.
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at a less inclusive or nested clade. For example, the presence of
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Index

Apomorphy

Phylogenies
trait
phylogenetics
character
evolved
plesiomorphy
taxa
hypothesized
most recent common ancestor
cladistics
homology
erect
gait
fur
the evolution of three middle ear bones
mammary glands
mammals
vertebrate
animals
amphibians
reptiles
sprawling
synapomorphy
Willi Hennig
Ancient Greek
σύν
ἀπό
μορφή

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