autapomorphous, a. Taxon.
Brit. /ˌɔːtəpəˈmɔːfəs/, U.S. /ˌɔdəpəˈmɔrfəs/, /ˌɑdəpəˈmɔrfəs/
[‹ auto- comb. form1 + apomorphous adj., after autapomorphy n.]
= autapomorphic adj.
| 1966 D. D. Davis & R. Zangerl tr. W. Hennig Phylogenetic Systematics ii. 90 The apomorphous features characteristic for a particular monophyletic group..can be ignored in discussing its relations to other groups; we will call such characters the autapomorphous characters of a monophyletic group. 1984 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 71 742/1 Of some 20 apomorphous features shown for it, seven are autapomorphous (i.e., unique to this line). 2003 Molecular Phylogenetics & Evol. 28 237/1 The monophyly of Rodentia..is supported in this study by an APOB protein sequence signature (except for pacarana, which has an autapomorphous lysine). |