魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義 
homology Similarity of characters due to close ancestry, a common evolutionary origin, e.g. pectoral fins are homologous with human arms but pelvic fins are not homologous with legs (and so are perhaps better termed ventral fins). In contrast to homoplasy and equivalent to synapomorphy since derived from the same ancestral character.  
同源 特徵相似是由於接近祖先的,共同的演化起源,例如胸鰭對應人類的,但是腹鰭不是對應腿(而且如此也許被稱為腹的鰭)。相對於同塑且等同於共同祖徵衍生自相同原始特徵。 
※中文內容系使用機器由英文內容翻譯。