Zoology lab practical 1

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Apomorphy

a unique derived trait found in one organism or group.

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Synapomorphy

a shared derived trait that helps show a relationship between organisms.

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Parsimony

choosing the phylogenetic explanation that requires the fewest evolutionary changes.

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Homoplasy

a similar trait that evolved independently rather than being inherited from a common ancestor.

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Homologous trait

a similar trait shared because organisms inherited it from a common ancestor.

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Paraphyletic group

a group that includes a common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants.