Polarize

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Thread: Polarize

BrownEye

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05-27-2012, 01:30 AM

Found another definition of Polarity.

http://users.iab.uaf.edu/~derek_sikes/zo...75-14a.pdf

Quote:Introduction to Biosystematics

Why does polarity matter?

Direction of evolution: Polarity
• apomorphy: derived trait
• plesiomorphy: ancestral trait

This is a description I had not thought of, but it does seem to plug in nicely.

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Polarize - by BrownEye - 05-02-2012, 10:22 AM

RE: Polarize - by 3DMonkey - 05-02-2012, 11:39 AM

RE: Polarize - by BrownEye - 05-02-2012, 12:55 PM

RE: Polarize - by Ruth - 05-02-2012, 01:26 PM

RE: Polarize - by 3DMonkey - 05-02-2012, 05:00 PM

RE: Polarize - by Ashim - 05-02-2012, 02:24 PM

RE: Polarize - by Plenum - 05-02-2012, 09:31 PM

RE: Polarize - by BrownEye - 05-13-2012, 09:42 PM

RE: Polarize - by BrownEye - 05-27-2012, 01:30 AM

RE: Polarize - by Shin'Ar - 05-27-2012, 08:37 AM

RE: Polarize - by Patrick - 05-27-2012, 09:41 AM

RE: Polarize - by BrownEye - 10-24-2013, 09:11 AM

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