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Shared derived characteristic

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A trait that is present in two or more organisms and was inherited from a common ancestor, used to infer evolutionary relationships on cladograms.

AP course connection

Topic 7.9: 7.9 Phylogeny

Unit 7

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