Plesiomorphic
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Present in the ancestor of a taxon. A plesiomorphic character state. Opposed to apomorphic.

Alternative forms for Plesiomorphic : Ancestral, Primitive.

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cladogram of two genera (blue and red); the black bullet 0 represent a plesiomorphic character state for these genera