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polarity of characters
Biology; Genetics
The states of characters used in a cladistic analysis, either original or derived.Original characters are those acquired by an ancestor deeper in the phylogeny than the most recent common ancestor of ...
polyphyletic
Biology; Genetics
Term applied to a group of organisms which does not include the most recent common ancestor of those organisms; the ancestor does not possess the character shared by members of the group. More?
pseudoextinction
Biology; Genetics
The apparent disappearance of a taxon. In cases of pseudoextinction, this disappearance is not due to the death of all members, but the evolution of novel features in one or more lineages, so that ...
punctuated equilibrium
Biology; Genetics
A model of evolution in which change occurs in relatively rapid bursts, followed by longer periods of stasis.
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