Homoplasy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Homoplasy is a noun meaning (evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
Meaning
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
More Meanings
- (textual criticism) A correspondence between variants in different versions of texts acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
Word Forms
- homoplasies
Antonyms for homoplasy
Common opposites include homology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homoplasia, orthoplasy, homeomorphy, convergence, homonomy, parallelism.
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