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Homoplasy
is always a great word to know.
So is artificial. Does it mean:
| a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor |
| based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships |
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| homoplastic (ˌhəʊməʊˈplæstɪk, ˌhɒm-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a tissue graft) derived from an individual of the same species as the recipient |
| 2. | another word for analogous |
| homo'plastically | |
| —adv | |
| 'homoplasty | |
| —n | |
| homoplasy | |
| —n | |
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