autapomorphousadj.
/ˌɔːtəpəˈmɔːfəs/, U.S. /ˌɔdəpəˈmɔrfəs/, /ˌɑdəpəˈmɔrfəs/ Taxonomy.
= autapomorphic adj.
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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).
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