TERM: Description of glossary term.
homoplasy
Context: Evolution, Ichthyology, Phylogeny , Taxonomy.
A feature that is similar in two or more organisms but evolved independently in each of them.
Reference
Coad, Brian & D.E. McAllister. 2007. "Dictionary of Ichtyology". Brian W. Coad. Retrieved on June 21, 2014, from:http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/Complete%20Dictionary.htm (crc06223)