synapomorphy

== English == === Etymology === From syn- + apomorphy. === Noun === synapomorphy (plural synapomorphies) (cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry. Coordinate term: symplesiomorphy ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “derived trait that is shared”): plesiomorphy ==== Derived terms ==== synapomorphic === See also === autapomorphy symmorphy