homoplastic (Meaning)
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homoplastic (a.)
Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms.
Synonyms & Antonyms of homoplastic
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homoplastic Sentence Examples
- The homoplastic evolution of similar traits in different organisms suggests a shared ancestry.
- Convergent evolution leads to homoplastic structures such as the streamlined bodies of tuna and sharks.
- Homoplastic characters can be misleading for phylogenetic reconstruction due to their independent origins.
- Gene duplication can result in homoplastic copies with different functions.
- Orthologous genes are not homoplastic, as they share a common ancestor and have evolved from the same gene.
- Homoplasy complicates phylogenetic analysis by obscuring true evolutionary relationships.
- Shared homoplastic traits can arise from convergent evolution, parallelism, or gene duplication.
- The study of homoplastic features reveals patterns of character evolution and adaptation.
- Homoplastic relationships can be identified through phylogenetic analyses that account for the independent origins of shared traits.
- Homoplastic evolution contributes to the remarkable diversity and complexity observed in the natural world.
FAQs About the word homoplastic
Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The homoplastic evolution of similar traits in different organisms suggests a shared ancestry.
Convergent evolution leads to homoplastic structures such as the streamlined bodies of tuna and sharks.
Homoplastic characters can be misleading for phylogenetic reconstruction due to their independent origins.
Gene duplication can result in homoplastic copies with different functions.
