Usually means: Ancestral trait shared by descendants.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (plesiomorphy)

▸ noun:  (cladistics) A character state that is present in both outgroups and in the ancestors

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symplesiomorphy, plesiomorphism, synapomorphy, plesiomorph, autapomorphy, synplesiomorphy, pleisiomorph, pleiomorphy, monophyly, autapomorph, more...

Opposite:
apomorphy, derived trait, innovation, derived character

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Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy, more...

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Similar:
symplesiomorphy, plesiomorphism, synapomorphy, plesiomorph, autapomorphy, synplesiomorphy, pleisiomorph, pleiomorphy, monophyly, autapomorph, more...

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apomorphy, derived trait, innovation, derived character

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Plesiomorphy and symplesiomorphy, more...



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