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homoplasy

gain or loss of the same trait independently in separate lineages over the course of evolution
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Summary

homoplasy is a term[1]. homoplasy draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (term category, ranking #197 of 595).[2]

Key Facts

  • homoplasy's instance of is recorded as term[3].
  • homoplasy is a type of quality[4].
  • homoplasy's facet of is recorded as convergent evolution[5].
  • homoplasy's facet of is recorded as parallel evolution[6].
  • homoplasy's different from is recorded as Homoplasmy[7].
  • homoplasy's different from is recorded as synapomorphy[8].

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Designation and Status

homoplasy's instance of is recorded as term[3].

Why It Matters

homoplasy draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (term category, ranking #197 of 595).[2] homoplasy has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] homoplasy is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/homoplasy
    Instance of → term
    Facet of → convergent evolution, parallel evolution
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: synapomorphy"
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