Glossary Term: Apomorphic
Not present in the ancestor of a taxon but present in at least some of the descendants. An apomorphic character state. Opposed to plesiomorphic.
Synonyms:
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Apomorphic
Cladogram of two genera (blue and red); the red bullets represent apomorphic character states within the red genus. It is important to note that characters 1, 2, and 3 are apomorphic for the taxon comprising both genera, but are plesiomorphic when only the red genus is considered.
- Abaxial
- Abaxially
- Abscission layer
- Acaulescent
- Acrotonic
- Actinomorphic
- Aculeate
- Acuminate
- Acute
- Adaxial
- Adaxially
- Adnate
- Adventitious
- Aerial roots
- Aestivation
- Alate
- Allopatric
- Alternate
- Amplexicaul
- Ancipitous
- Angular
- Anterior
- Anther
- Anther channel
- Anthesis
- Antrorse
- Aphyllous
- Apical
- Apiculate
- Apiculum
- Apomixis
- Apomorphic
- Apomorphy
- Appressed
- Approximate
- Arachnoid
- Arcuate
- Aristate
- Articulate
- Articulation
- Ascending
- Asexual flowers
- Attenuate
- Auricle
- Auricles
- Auriculate
- Autapomorphic
- Autapomorphy
- Autogamous
- Autotrophic plant
- Axillary