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PLEISIOMORPHOUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • pleisiomorphous

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Qui a la simplicité, le caractère des premiers âges.

Spanish

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