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1
Q
What is Homoplasy?
A
Similar structures that evolve independently.
2
Q
Define:
- Plesiomorphy
- Synplesiomorphy
- Apomorphy
- Synapomorphy
A
- Ancestral Character.
- Shared Ancestral Character.
- Derived Character.
- Shared Derived Character.
3
Q
What is the differences between Phylograms and Cladograms?
A
Phylograms have a time scale and Cladograms do not
