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Meaning of "homoplasy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOPLASY

homoplasy  [ˈhəʊməʊˌpleɪsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOPLASY

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determiner
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Homoplasy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMOPLASY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homoplasy

Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution describes the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function, but that were not present in the last common ancestor of those groups. The cladistic term for the same phenomenon is homoplasy, from Greek for same form. The recurrent evolution of flight is a classic example of convergent evolution. Flying insects, birds, and bats have all evolved the capacity of flight independently. They have "converged" on this useful trait. Functionally similar features arising through convergent evolution are termed analogous, in contrast to homologous structures or traits, which have a common origin, but not necessarily similar function. The British anatomist Richard Owen was the first scientist to recognise the fundamental difference between analogies and homologies. Bat and pterosaur wings constitute an example of analogous structures, while the bat wing is homologous to human and other mammal forearms, sharing an ancestral state despite serving different functions.

Definition of homoplasy in the English dictionary

The definition of homoplasy in the dictionary is resemblance between species that has developed because of similar environment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOPLASY


Basie
ˈbeɪsɪ
bassy
ˈbeɪsɪ
bonaci
bəˈneɪsɪ
kleinhuisie
ˈkleɪnˈheɪsɪ
lacey
ˈleɪsɪ
lacy
ˈleɪsɪ
O´Casey
əʊˈkeɪsɪ
pacey
ˈpeɪsɪ
pacy
ˈpeɪsɪ
racy
ˈreɪsɪ
spacey
ˈspeɪsɪ
spacy
ˈspeɪsɪ
Sulawesi
ˌsuːləˈweɪsɪ
Tracy
ˈtreɪsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOPLASY

homophobe
homophobia
homophobic
homophone
homophonic
homophonically
homophonous
homophony
homophyllic
homophyly
homoplasmy
homoplastic
homoplastically
homoplasty
homopolar
homopolarity
homopolymer
homopolymeric
homopteran
homopterous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOPLASY

apostasy
creasy
easy
easy-peasy
ecstasy
esemplasy
fantasy
free and easy
greasy
idiosyncrasy
isostasy
jasy
Malagasy
non-greasy
phantasy
queasy
speakeasy
stand easy
take it easy
uneasy

Synonyms and antonyms of homoplasy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «homoplasy» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

趋同性
1,325 millions of speakers

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homoplasia
570 millions of speakers

English

homoplasy
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homoplasy
380 millions of speakers
ar

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homoplasy
280 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
278 millions of speakers

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homoplasia
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homoplasy
260 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
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Homoplasy
190 millions of speakers

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Homoplasie
180 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
130 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
85 millions of speakers

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Homoplasy
85 millions of speakers
vi

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homoplasy
80 millions of speakers

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சமவுருநிலை
75 millions of speakers

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Homoplasy
75 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
70 millions of speakers

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omoplasia
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homoplasy
50 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
40 millions of speakers

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homoplasy
30 millions of speakers
el

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homoplasy
15 millions of speakers
af

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homoplasy
14 millions of speakers
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homoplasy
10 millions of speakers
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homoplasy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homoplasy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPLASY»

The term «homoplasy» is normally little used and occupies the 131.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPLASY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homoplasy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOPLASY»

Discover the use of homoplasy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homoplasy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homoplasy: The Recurrence of Similarity in Evolution
This innovative book is certain to provoke discussion of homoplasy compelling evidence for particular theories of evolutionary change Key Features * The first book on this increasingly interesting subject * Includes authoritative treatments ...
Michael J. Sanderson, Larry Hufford, 1996
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The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters
6.2.5.3 Homoplasy The concept of homoplasy was introduced by Lan- kester in 1870. After having proposed that the term homology be replaced, in light of the theory of evolution, by the term homogeny, Lankester (1870, p. 41) characterised  ...
R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, 1998
3
Bones, Stones, and Molecules: "out of Africa" and Human Origins
... square (homoplasy) Parietal overlap at asterion (11) Asterionic notch present ( homoplasy) Compound temporal crest is present (homoplasy) Supraglenoid width is broad (homoplasy) External cranial base is extended (homoplasy) Glenoid ...
David W. Cameron, Colin P. Groves, 2004
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Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications
Under a linear function (a), the same step difference is equally important regardless of the amount of homoplasy (i.e., fit and homoplasy have a linear relationship); therefore, the slope of the line changes with the weights of the characters, but ...
Randall T. Schuh, 2000
5
Advances in Molecular Ecology
Size homoplasy in VNTR sequences Variation at microsatellites and some minisatellites is revealed through electrophoresis of PCR products and allelic classes differ by the length (in bp) of the amplified fragments. Two PCR products of the ...
Gary R. Carvalho, 1998
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Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology
The explanatory power of a genealogy is consequently diminished only when the hypothesis of kinship requires ad hoc hypotheses of homoplasy. By analogy with the abundance of homoplasy argument, it might be objected that seeking a ...
Elliott Sober, 1994
7
Philosophy of Biology
similar features resulting from independent evolution (homoplasy). Category 1, similarity due to common descent, is homogeny as proposed by Lankester. Category 2, similarity arising by independent evolution, is very close to homoplasy as ...
‎2007
8
Molecular Approaches To Ecology And Evolution
Patterns of homoplasy in molecular characters Chi-square = 6.4, df = 4, n.s. Contingency table evaluating patterns of homoplasy observed for 99 molecular characters containing 101 phylogenetically informative derived states using the ...
R. deSalle, Bernd Schierwater, 1998
9
Keywords And Concepts In Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Macroevolutionary developmental biology also deals with the pressing issues of homology and homoplasy (Hall, 1994; Wake, 1994; Lau- bichler, 2000). Homology is usually defined as similarity due to descent with modification and can be ...
Brian.K. Hall, 2007
10
Essentials of Physical Anthropology
In the case of butterflies and birds, the homoplasy has occurred in evolutionary lines that share only very remote ancestry. Here, homoplasy has produced analogous structures separately from any homology. In some cases, however, ...
Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOPLASY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homoplasy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stem cells therapy could treat mitochondrial disease, study finds …
But Salk author Ocampo said that in some cases, the disease-causing mutation is present in all mitochondria, a condition called homoplasy. «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
2
An assembly and alignment-free method of phylogeny …
... we address both evolutionary and sampling issues caused by direct reconstruction, including homoplasy, sequencing errors, and incomplete ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Origin and evolution of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) inferred from …
Nevertheless, others argue that morphological data synergistically contribute to phylogenetic trees because of their low intrinsic homoplasy and ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
4
Newest "Human Ancestor" Apparently Composed Entirely of Teeth
The morphology of Au. deyiremeda also reinforces concerns related to dentognathic (that is, jaws and teeth) homoplasy in Plio-Pleistocene ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
5
Phylogeny and classification of the East Asian Amitostigma alliance …
Our molecular trees imply unusually high levels of morphological homoplasy, but these will need to be quantified via a future group-wide ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
6
Three hundred years of low non-paternity in a human population
Fourth, to get an appreciation for how haplotype similarity and homoplasy may affect exclusion probabilities we calculated the chance that two ... «Nature.com, May 15»
7
Stop Me if You've Heard This One Before: Much Ado over "Oldest …
[T]ooth morphology is prone to homoplasy and is therefore a poor guide to low-level phylogenetic relationships. (Sally Gibbs, Mark Collard, and ... «Discovery Institute, Mar 15»
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Enigma Moth Considered By Experts As 'Living Dinosaur': Here's Why
... much as it requires a considerable number of additional ad hoc assumptions of homoplasy to be made," the researchers wrote in their study. «Tech Times, Mar 15»
9
Evolution Didn't Rob Snakes of Their Limbs - Other Animals Gained …
5 in Nature. Reference: Evolution of the snake body form reveals homoplasy in amniote Hox gene function. DOI: 10.1038/nature14042. Tags:. «Popular Science, Jan 15»
10
An old genetic tool in plant biology still has value
The most prevalent problem with cpSSRs, which less than 33 percent of studies tested for, is called size homoplasy. Size homoplasy occurs ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»

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