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neomorph
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- An anatomical structure or feature that has arisen during phylogeny as a new development, rather than by derivation from earlier features; a structure that does not have a homologue in earlier forms.
- A mutant allele that produces an effect qualitatively different from that of the wild-type allele.
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Origin
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late 19th century. From neo- + -morph
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