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Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Evolution (Biology)
CONT

These characters are assessed on the basis of their pleisiomorphic (primitive) or apomorphic (derived, advanced) condition.

Key term(s)
  • apomorphous

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évolution (Biologie)
DEF

Se dit d’un caractère résultant de l’évolution d’un caractère ancestral au sein d’un même groupe taxinomique.

OBS

apomorphe : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juillet 2008.

Spanish

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